How do torpedoes destroy ships?

How do torpedoes destroy ships?

1 – The initial explosion of the torpedo’s warhead causes a large gas bubble to form. Because this bubble expands so quickly, it forms a shockwave. Once this bubble/shock wave strikes the ship’s hull, it punches the hull plates in, rupturing the hull.

What triggers a torpedo?

In lightweight antisubmarine torpedoes designed to penetrate submarine hulls, a shaped charge can be used. Detonation can be triggered by direct contact with the target or by a proximity fuze incorporating sonar and/or magnetic sensors.

How are torpedoes loaded onto submarines?

With the muzzle door shut, the breech door is opened and the torpedo is loaded into the tube. The breech door is then shut and the muzzle door can then be opened safely. At any depth the sea pressure prevents the muzzle door from opening. This offsets the lost weight of the torpedo and keeps the submarine in trim.

What is the bubble jet effect in a ship?

The bubble jet effect occurs when a mine or torpedo detonates in the water a short distance away from the targeted ship. The explosion creates a bubble in the water, and due to the difference in pressure, the bubble will collapse from the bottom. The bubble is buoyant, and so it rises towards the surface.

Do submarines really attack movies?

Submarine movies such as Crimson Tide and Hunter Killer use torpedo chase scenes for dramatic effect. The reality is that a torpedo maneuvering and hunting submarines that are frantically trying to evade is the least likely scenario in a modern submarine attack.

What kind of bombs did the US Navy drop during SINKEX?

As already noted, USS Chicago, which also happens to be the Navy’s oldest Los Angeles class submarine presently in service, after the decommissioning of USS Olympia in February, also fired a Mk 48 torpedo during the SINKEX. Navy F-35C Joint Strike Fighters dropped Paveway-series laser-guided bombs, as well.

How do submarines engage each other in combat?

A common event observed in naval exercises is two submarines passing within a few hundred meters of each other, detecting each other at the same time, and racing to get a shot off before the other. The other type of engagement is when one sub detects the other sooner, and often at range, resulting in a first shot, first kill.