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I remember reading this many years ago. I don't think it is mentioned in the wikipedia article but a further benefit of pykrete was that it would make an aircra
by SeanDav 14y ago
I remember reading this many years ago. I don't think it is mentioned in the wikipedia article but a further benefit of pykrete was that it would make an aircraft carrier almost immune to torpedo attacks. I didn't see any backup to this but I seem to remember that the aircraft carrier would have a hull of pykrete 14 foot thick, which judging by the bullet tests mention in the article, might have made it exceptionally strong.
I am going on memory on this so happy for someone to correct me.
- jarito 14y agoThis sounds unlikely. From what I understand, torpedoes do most of their damage by causing hull flexion of the target ship by exploding underneath rather than punching a hole in the hull itself. An incredibly heavy, inflexible hull seems like it would be easier to crack as opposed to some material that has the ability to bend and absorb shock. I'm not an expert either so hopefully one of our naval folks will come in and clear it up.