Dead Battleship: Why It Is So Hard to Avoid Getting Hit by a Torpedo
The shooter might miss, but it is difficult for a ship to move out of the way to avoid getting hit.
Key point: Submarines have only gotten more stealthy and have sunk even carriers during war games. Here is how the submarine threat is not to be under estimated.
In 2019, an annual report released by the Department of Testing & Evaluation revealed that a potentially revolutionary new torpedo-defense system installed on five American aircraft carriers had proven unsatisfactory and would be withdrawn from service.
This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.