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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
  1. the article is a year old, so those statements were made at least a year ago, 2) militaries aren't always super up front about their weapons programs timelines 3) the statement specifically said that even though it was "2/3" of the way through development, it had been tested. How do you know this wasn't the test?

It could have been Ukraine, but Ukraine does not have super cavitating torpedoes, so if that's the case the reporting on those and the shape charges must be wrong.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago
  1. militaries aren't always super up front about their weapons programs timelines

Not only this, but they also love to find reasons to test new weapons designs in real situations. Testing in a lab is great, but you'll never know the real effectiveness until it's used for real.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What makes you think supercavitating torpedoes are involved at all?

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's what Spain's investigation thought was most likely

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Fair enough.

The investigation proposes the 50cm by 50cm hole in the Ursa Major’s hull would likely have been made by a Barracuda supercavitating torpedo.

Doesn’t seem like it’d be the South Korean one, though. Just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, no one in here is claiming they know 100% who did it.

But it would make sense if SK did. They have the motivation and potentially the means.