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America's new 2000lb "quicksink" bomb
Trials show it taking down a merchant ship in under 40 seconds. Film in the link, though as they are sinking a ship one would imagine it has been gutted to remove dangerous items, Asbestos and wiring etc, so the internal structure may have been compromised.
The U.S. Air Force has released new and startling footage of a test of its new "Quicksink" anti-ship bomb kit, which adapts a standard 2,000-pound smart bomb for the purpose of targeting and destroying large vessels. It is an inexpensive alternative to a heavyweight torpedo or an anti-ship missile, which deliver the same effect but at much higher cost. To create Quicksink, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory started out with a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), the standard guided-bomb tail kit compatible with all American strike aircraft. In its normal configuration, JDAM uses GPS and inertial navigation to maneuver a standard bomb with enough precision to land within about eight feet of the target. Quicksink adds a smart guidance package and sensors onto the bomb's nose, giving it the ability to home in on a ship-shaped target. The bomb drops beside the ship and detonates underwater, breaking the keel with a massive pressure wave without ever actually striking the hull. The newly-released video shows the perspective of a camera mounted on a target ship. Almost immediately after detonation, the camera flies off its mount, falls to the deck, and is immersed in the water flooding over the vessel's side - emphasizing the extreme rapidity of the sinking. Based on the timeline in the first video released by the Air Force, the stern section of the target ship went under in about 20 seconds, followed by the bow some 17 seconds later. |
This happened in May.
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[QUOTE=NutLoose;11301362]Trials show it taking down a merchant ship in under 40 seconds. Film in the link, though as they are sinking a ship one would imagine it has been gutted to remove dangerous items, Asbestos and wiring etc, so the internal structure may have been compromised.
Thanks, missed that. |
Perfecting the art of creating a rapidly expanding hole in the ocean under the middle of a ship.
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It's only a little ship - and quite an old one too by the looks, subject to a ton of HE going off adjacently, when stationary. That was always going to end badly.
Whether that guidance package could deal with a more realistic target would be an interesting exercise. Still useful demo should one wish to sink merchant shipping quickly. |
Remembering that real ships are moving targets. I'm sure predictive algorithms are good, but it's not going to be as easy as the demo suggests.
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The ROKS Cheonan was taken out by cavitation or something similar.
From Wiki: “The explosion might have created a bubble jet that eventually generated an enormous shock wave and caused the ship to break in two.“ |
Interesting that the only competitor mentioned the USAF promo is the MK48 torpedo. No mention of anti-ship missiles, which can be launched from sub, surface, and air platforms.
The spirit of Billy Mitchell lives on! |
Originally Posted by BFSGrad
(Post 11301428)
Interesting that the only competitor mentioned the USAF promo is the MK48 torpedo. No mention of anti-ship missiles, which can be launched from sub, surface, and air platforms. The spirit of Billy Mitchell lives on!
Video: Royal Navy and US Navy Conduct SINKEX - Naval News https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news...onduct-sinkex/ Ex ATLANTIC THUNDER RAW Footage Original Video m19179 |
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Another story about NORF 'Lantic SankEx: Royal Navy participates in SINKEX – destroying a decommissioned US frigate in the North Atlantic. | Navy Lookout |
Originally Posted by jolihokistix
(Post 11301399)
The ROKS Cheonan was taken out by cavitation or something similar.
From Wiki: “The explosion might have created a bubble jet that eventually generated an enormous shock wave and caused the ship to break in two.“ |
Originally Posted by FakePilot
(Post 11301615)
Ship is less dense than water, hence it floats. Any explosion is going to seek the path of least resistance, which from under a ship is through the ship.
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Originally Posted by uxb99
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A thing floats when it displaces more water than it weighs. Density has nothing to do with it.
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Originally Posted by Two's in
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Remembering that real ships are moving targets. I'm sure predictive algorithms are good, but it's not going to be as easy as the demo suggests.
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Taiwan will be ordering a few thousand:E
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Originally Posted by uxb99
(Post 11301646)
A thing floats when it displaces more water than it weighs. Density has nothing to do with it.
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A bit of open source material about JDAM.
I doubt that they would discuss in open source its effectiveness versus moving targets. |
Originally Posted by SpazSinbad
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[MORE] story:
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
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A bit of open source material about JDAM.
I doubt that they would discuss in open source its effectiveness versus moving targets. "Quicksink adds a smart guidance package and sensors onto the bomb's nose, giving it the ability to home in on a ship-shaped target. The bomb drops beside the ship and detonates underwater, breaking the keel with a massive pressure wave without ever actually striking the hull." |
USMC Adds More Anti-Ship Munitions To Its Arsenal 26 Sep 2022 Peter Ong "...Two munitions are delivered from tactical aircraft (Harpoon and QUICKSINK).... [Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific] We got a tactical air, fixed wing, we got two that can sink a ship...." https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news...o-its-arsenal/
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