Your own article says that missile is a reverse-engineered copy of an old, out-dated Soviet missile from 1960's....
as much as i'm surprised to read that , i'm more fascinated by ur jealousy my "muslim" friend .
firstly there is absolutely no evidence that hoot is RE shekval , and to confirm this claim u have to know that russia has not sold any of these missiles to any country . and iran and russia are the only two countries in possession of such tech . even USofA couldnt do that since the attempts to sabotage shekval by CIA in russia failed miserably .
secondly ;
the designs started in 1960s but due to its sophistication, the first product was deployed in 1990s . now go cry some where else
u know shyte abt military equipment and all u did was reading "wikipedia" and u didnt even bother to read it all
Announced as being deployed in the early 1990s, although previously operational as early as 1977,
[1] the
Shkval is designed as a countermeasure against torpedoes launched by undetected enemy submarines. It may also be used as a counter to incoming torpedoes whereby it is launched at the enemy submarine, forcing it to evade, and hopefully cutting the
guidance wire to the enemy torpedo in the process.
Shkval nose cone
Shkval rear, showing the guidance fins and the electronics connector
The speed of the VA-111 far exceeds that of any standard torpedo currently fielded by
NATO. This speed is a result of
supercavitation: the torpedo is, in effect, flying in a gas bubble created by outward deflection of water by its specially shaped
nose cone and the expansion of gases from its engine. By keeping water from coming into contact with the surface of the body of the torpedo,
drag is significantly reduced, allowing extremely high speeds.
Launched from 533 mm
torpedo tubes, the VA-111 exits the tube at 50 knots (93 km/h). Shortly afterwards, its
liquid-fuel rocket ignites and propels it to speeds of up to 200 knots (370 km/h). Some reports indicate that speeds of 250+ knots may be achieved, and that work on a 300-knot (560 km/h) version was underway.
[2] The rocket engine uses a combination of
high test peroxide and
kerosene; the propellant tanks contain about 1500 kg of hydrogen peroxide and 500 kg of kerosene.
[3]
Early designs may have relied solely on an inertial guidance system.
[4][5] The initial design was intended for
nuclear warheaddelivery. Later designs reportedly include
terminal guidance and conventional
warheads of 210 kg (460 lb).
[6]
The torpedo controls its direction using four fins that skim the inner surface of the supercavitation envelope. To change direction, the fin or fins on the inside of the desired turn are extended, and the opposing fins are retracted. To make faster turns, the push plate on the nose can be used to control the shape of the bubble the missile is traveling in.
currently , there is no upgrade for these missiles installed and they are still the most capable and advanced torpedoes in russia/iran and most possibly the world
peace
Unless Iran has reached the technological advancement that of USA...Israel has nothing to fear about this weapon.
facepalm
the subs are built by germany . also hezbollah took sa'ar and merkava down , guess iran can do a little bigger
How will you locate Israeli submarines to begin with?
any professional military analyst will ROTFLMAO to that .
i'm out
