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Have sound when firing torpedoes or missiles from submarines ?

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Have sound when firing torpedoes or missiles from submarines ? the sonar system could detect them?

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By: Jinan - 22nd November 2016 at 08:57

Its known as a ‘launch transient’.

A tube ejecting a weapon sounds, surprisingly, a lot like a very large toilet being flushed!. For many years NATO navies have tried to work out an acoustic decoy that simulates the noise of a toilet roll being pulled….so as to fool opposing sonar operators as to the real nature of the flushing sound.

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By: Jonesy - 14th November 2016 at 13:46

Its known as a ‘launch transient’.

A tube ejecting a weapon sounds, surprisingly, a lot like a very large toilet being flushed!. For many years NATO navies have tried to work out an acoustic decoy that simulates the noise of a toilet roll being pulled….so as to fool opposing sonar operators as to the real nature of the flushing sound.

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By: Al. - 12th November 2016 at 15:14

Absolutely correct

Two additional complications. Open bow doors make more noise than closed bow doors. Opening bow doors generates a signal which can be detected.

So dilemma: stooge around with bow doors open making a bigger noise (and suffering hydrodynamic inefficiency and generate dynamic stresses on your fish) or sneak around with bow doors closed and make a distinct and characteristically threatening signal when preparing to let loose?

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By: Scar - 12th November 2016 at 08:46

Have sound when firing torpedoes or missiles from submarines ? the sonar system could detect them?

Yes and yes.

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