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My personal theory is that a big use case for Shkval is in the littoral and shallow waters of the Baltic Sea where there is fantastic opportunity to play hide a

My personal theory is that a big use case for Shkval is in the littoral and shallow waters of the Baltic Sea where there is fantastic opportunity to play hide and seek. Especially sub to sub. I think the Soviet command expected enemy subs to successfully sneak up on them and then have something up their sleeve to raise hell right back.

kragen 7y ago
For that kind of case, wouldn't it make more sense to keep the torpedoes deployed all the time at 100 meters or so from the main sub, so that they can counterattack after it gets destroyed? It could drag them behind it on cables.
- jacobush 7y ago
  In shallow, litteral waters full of all sorts of junk and varied topography? ... maybe not.
  - kragen 7y ago
    Yeah, I was thinking of the deep-sea case, despite the context given above. Wouldn't do to have a dozen torpedoes all sending out sonar chirps!