Can submarines be attacked?

Can submarines be attacked?

Submarine warfare consists primarily of diesel and nuclear submarines using torpedoes, missiles or nuclear weapons, as well as advanced sensing equipment, to attack other submarines, ships, or land targets. The effectiveness of submarine warfare partly depends on the anti-submarine warfare carried out in response.

Did submarines fight each other?

Yes, and in one instance, a British submarine, HMS Venturer, torpedoed and sank the German U-864 off the southern coast of Norway while both were submerged and underway. To this day, it is the only time in all of history where this has indisputably occurred.

What are the best anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters?

The MH-60R Romeo Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) tests its dipping sonar. Image courtesy of Kenneth Abbate, U.S. Navy. The NH90 NFH (Naval Frigate Helicopter) is one of the best anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters in the world. Image courtesy of Anthony Pecci.

What makes for successful anti-submarine warfare?

Successful anti-submarine warfare depends on a mix of sensor and weapon technology, training, and experience. Sophisticated sonar equipment for first detecting, then classifying, locating, and tracking the target submarine is a key element of ASW.

How was ASW conducted in WW2?

In WWII, ASW was conducted by a variety of platforms ranging from small corvettes to destroyer escorts to destroyers to full fledged hunter-killer ASW groups centered around small aircraft carriers. Even sailing ships and small commercial vessels took part in the ASW effort!

Is there an ASW vessel without a helo?

This is absurd. ComNavOps, on the other hand, has proposed an austere, small, cheap, expendable corvette-ish ASW vessel without a helo. Can ASW be effectively conducted by a surface vessel without a helo?