unlikely to get expanded detail on a public forum for obvious reasonsHow would a ship defend itself against a wake-homing torpedo?
I understand, wasn't expecting specifics. I was under the impression that said torpedo would ignore conventional noisemakers and such. AFAIK CVNs will be installing a hard-kill anti-torpedo system soon though it will take a decade or so to outfit all flattops. No indications yet that the Surface Fleet and Gators will get the system.unlikely to get expanded detail on a public forum for obvious reasons
however, broadly speaking - noisemakers, decoys, seducers etc.....
other capabilities exist but not for discussion in this environment
What kind of fusing mechanism does said torpedo have? Acoustic? Magnetic? Contact?How would a ship defend itself against a wake-homing torpedo?
Nixie has been around for yonks and yonks....This article seemed relevant to question posed in this thread. If this is accurate then my understanding of Nixie capabilities needs to be expanded.
Argon ST gets U.S. Navy torpedo decoy contract modification - UPI.com
Argon ST gets U.S. Navy torpedo decoy contract modification
The decoy, also known as "Nixie," is a modular, digitally controlled, electro-acoustic soft-kill countermeasure system. It uses an underwater towed body acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable. The system defends ships against wake homing, acoustic homing and wire-guided torpedoes
Yeah but I always thought of it as a purely acoustic countermeasure. The wake-homing feature caught my eye.Nixie has been around for yonks and yonks....
There is this system which showed good results in developmental testing some 3 years back. One can imagine they have matured the tech in the ensuing years and perhaps a formal acquisition program is forthcoming?A purported hard kill solution is the MU90 Hard Kill LWT
MU 90/IMPACT - Eurotorp
"A specific MU90 Hard-Kill version anti-torpedo-torpedo has also been developed."
How effective it is I don't know.
Who has it I don't know.
It was touted as a potential capability back when the RAN first acquired the MU90.
rb