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That seems pretty wild. Torpedos don't strike the side of a ship, rather they are meant to explode underneath for max damage. So even if a CVN could hydroplane, I don't think it would evade a torpedo.


Well an ADCAP can do as much as 55 kts, which is probably the fastest conventional torps go, and you'd definitely buy more time to deploy countermeasures and decoys.

A Shkval can go as fast as a missile, but it can't turn very well so you might be able to dodge it this way.

Sure it's not a good outlook in any case, but it's better than sitting there waiting to be hit.




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