U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship

[Das Boot]

I always thought these torpedoes are supposed to hit
mid ship, not the engine room. But apparently here it doesn’t matter. I have read a lot about these torpedoes, and the fascinating thing about it is, if they miss, they can turn around and try again. Amazing that they have miles of wire they can use. God bless our troops.

[redboat219]

I always thought these torpedoes are supposed to hit mid ship, not the engine room.

Passive acoustic homing

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Passive acoustic homing

Active/Passive. So, so many options (preset in the tube or commanded via wire) as to search pattern, speed, search mode, target hit point, etc.

[Ed Kirk]

I always thought these torpedoes are supposed to hit
mid ship, not the engine room. But apparently here it doesn’t matter. I have read a lot about these torpedoes, and the fascinating thing about it is, if they miss, they can turn around and try again. Amazing that they have miles of wire they can use. God bless our troops.

Mercy for the Iranian sailors, Looks like a near miss aimed at the screws and stern to give them some time to sink slowly and abandon ship.

[CC Clarke]

The MK-48 is optimized for hunting high-speed, deep-diving submarines that have the ability to move through the ocean's thermal layers to hide their noise. Sinking a surface ship with one is about as easy as it gets. The days of contact exploders ended a long time ago. Being wire-guided, a 48 can be steered to detonate wherever the fire control system commands for optimal kinetic effects.

Lifting the stern the way it did broke the keel, which is the best way to disable/sink a warship.

There has been a lot of debate online regarding the ship not stopping to pick up survivors by people who have no clue how small an SSN is. Those lucky enough to survive were quickly picked up by nearby ships.

US submarines rarely rescued survivors in WWII. The Japanese and German submarines forces were no different. War is hell -even when undeclared. The smartest move for any surviving Iranian warships is to stay home, safely tied to a pier. None have a sporting chance with an apex predator of the sea - just like during the Falklands war. The Argentinian fleet went straight to port after the General Belgrano was sunk.

[CC Clarke]

Official confirmation of the Charlotte making the kill. Two war shots expended; the first 48 missed.

US Navy Submarine USS Charlotte Fired Torpedo That Sank Iran's IRIS Dena: Report | World News - News18

[SubSteve]

Official confirmation of the Charlotte making the kill. Two war shots expended; the first 48 missed.

US Navy Submarine USS Charlotte Fired Torpedo That Sank Iran's IRIS Dena: Report | World News - News18

"Missed", seems unlikely.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

"Missed", seems unlikely.

What little I know of 'operational' use, a miss of this wonder weapon is an unlikely event.

Back in the day I was involved with the evaluation of the MK48 by two competing contractors'; Westinghouse and Gould (Gould won the contract) back in the late 60's at the Canadian ranges; those prototype weapons, even in their childhood development period, both types were getting in consistently good exercise runs. The weapon, now with about fifty years of modifications, can't help but be more reliable and effective.

A miss? Maybe. A broken guidance wire, bum pre-sets, surface capture (primary use of this thing is in deep water after all), bad solution, or out and out mechanical failure.