The Russian Navy received a torpedo operating at prohibitive depth

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Universal torpedoes UET-1 "Ichthyosaur" began to enter service with the Russian Navy. The device is capable of operating at prohibitive depths, and American experts call it the greatest Russian achievement since the Cold War. However, for the appearance of such weapons in our country, we just have to thank the United States.

The thing is that back in the distant 60s, the CIA managed to "slip" the Soviet intelligence information about the imminent appearance in the US Navy of a submarine with a working depth of 600 meters and a maximum of 1 km. It is worth noting that at that time the submarines mainly operated at a depth of 200-300 meters and the above development could significantly change the balance of power.

Naturally, the Americans did not have any "miracle submarine". Moreover, it has not been created to this day. At the same time, Soviet engineers decided to "play it safe" and developed an UEST-80 electric torpedo capable of hitting targets at a kilometer depth. It was on its basis that the modern UET-1 "Ichthyosaur" was created.

It should be noted that our new torpedo surpasses all existing analogs not only in immersion depth, but also in speed, noiselessness, cruising range and detection range. So the "Russian monster" is able to "take aim" without any problems a target like the American "Virginia" at a distance of up to 3,5 km. At the same time, the torpedo's range is 25 km, and the speed reaches 50 knots, which really amazes the imagination, given the depth of its immersion in the outrageous 1000 meters. And these are export (stripped-down) characteristics. The main ones are strictly classified.



The cost of the Russian Ichthyosaurus is also impressive. The export option will cost 100 million rubles. However, if you look at it, this is not so much, given that our "electric fish" is capable of destroying the Virginia nuclear submarine, which costs $ 2,5 billion in basic configuration.

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    1. Xuli (o) Tebenado
      Xuli (o) Tebenado
      -12
      10 July 2021 13: 24
      in the distant 60s, the CIA managed to "slip" the Soviet intelligence information about the imminent appearance

      As far as I know, the Americans deliberately slipped completely dead-end technical developments to the Soviet Shtirlits: drawings of aircraft that could not fly at all, ships that could not float in principle, non-working microcircuits, etc. The labor of Soviet scientists, engineers and workers and many hundreds of millions of full-weight Soviet rubles were spent on bringing these “technical innovations” to the "mind", on their real construction. Ultimately, the USSR collapsed, but neither the KGB nor the GRU realized then that they had been fooled for a very long time (to put it mildly).


      1. Xuli (o) Tebenado
        Xuli (o) Tebenado
        -14
        10 July 2021 13: 37
        that our new torpedo surpasses all existing analogues not only in immersion depth, but also in speed, noiselessness, cruising range and detection range.

        Yes, the Komsomolets submarine was also completely unique for its time. And "Kursk" also surpassed "all existing analogues", but in the fateful hours its crew died heroically.
        And you would have been shouting more quietly about "our new torpedoes" - they sometimes explode spontaneously, destroying several compartments of the boat along with people.
        1. Xuli (o) Tebenado
          Xuli (o) Tebenado
          -8
          10 July 2021 23: 53
          Down there, another "patriot" has unsubscribed.
          "we (us)" - 5 times,
          "mattresses (their) - 3 times.
          Russian "mattress" Sikorsky created a helicopter.
          Russian "mattress" Zvorykin created a modern TV set.
          And "you" - everything is "making up". Under the USSR, they made up so much that they created Rubin TVs, a Zhiguli car and began to produce Pepsi-Cola and Soyuz-Apollo cigarettes under license.
          Now you are making up for shipbuilding. After 50 years, you will start to make up for machine tool building, instrument making; even after 100 years, remember about the "domestic" electrical appliances and re-invent the incandescent lamp, radio and vacuum cleaner.
          Everything is ahead, you are just shouting louder about "our breakthroughs" (planned in 2018) and deafening successes on the way to yawning heights.
          1. Ulysses
            Ulysses
            +8
            11 July 2021 00: 38
            Everything is ahead, you are just shouting louder about "our breakthroughs" (planned in 2018) and deafening successes on the way to yawning heights.

            They don't even answer you anymore.

            So, in passing, they pass the next "cyberfront fighter" like an annoying fly.
          2. Xuli (o) Tebenado
            Xuli (o) Tebenado
            -8
            11 July 2021 08: 32
            The second "patriot" was noted.
            They do not answer because they know that another portion of brega (from your side) will end with my next jab at your absurd stupidity or elementary ignorance of Russian written language.
            I present only facts that you can try to refute, but at the same time you will look like Ivan-gura4ki from Russian folk tales. Therefore, do not climb.
            As a rule, I comment on the opus itself, and my so-called "opponents" are engaged in commenting comments, generously showering their stupidity with emoticons.
            Yes, and you don’t bother (Ulysses (Alexei) with his videos - I don’t open them at all: there is no need to burn Internet traffic to view various nonsense.

            PS Finally, remember - the British specially invented the game football in order to constantly humiliate the Russians :))
          3. meandr51
            meandr51
            +7
            11 July 2021 14: 56
            What else can you think of? St. George's helicopter took off in Russia back in 1912! Sikorsky was still a student. Tell me more about how the Americans flew to the moon. And that they launched the first man into space. And Kalashnikov did not create his own machine gun.
            Incidentally, the Americans will no longer "catch up" with uranium enrichment technology. But they produce "Cadillacs" and invented the iPhone! Therefore, they have to surrender. You Ukrainians did just that. Now you have national happiness.
        2. meandr51
          meandr51
          -6
          11 July 2021 14: 52
          Especially when, before going to sea for an exercise, half of the crew is replaced by new, untrained superiors. Entrust the pumping of the brakes of your car to a student ... The effect will be the same.
      2. Ulysses
        Ulysses
        +2
        11 July 2021 00: 29
        As far as I know, the Americans deliberately slipped completely dead-end technical developments to the Soviet Stirlitz.
        Ultimately, the USSR collapsed, but neither the KGB nor the GRU realized then that they had been fooled for a very long time (to put it mildly).

        Who fooled and fooled the US with dead-end military developments? feel

        The collapse of the USSR occurred due to internal problems.

        Durilok cardboard counted quickly, the question is that this was no longer a topic of "new thinking".

      3. meandr51
        meandr51
        +4
        11 July 2021 14: 46
        Nonsense. Soviet scientists had their own opinion on everything. Therefore, only the USSR had the fastest fighters MIG-25 and 31, as well as the Bora aerospace shuttle and ekranoplanes. To some extent, the sabotage was successful only with a computer.
        But tossing stealth technology to the Americans together with its author was 100% successful.
        By the way, countries don't fall apart from such nonsense. And the United States will collapse not at all from "scientific overstrain" in the race with the Russian Federation and China. And from games with "tolerance".
    2. Anchonsha
      Anchonsha
      +1
      10 July 2021 21: 41
      Yes, it was the case that during the Cold War we were mistaken and believed the mattresses, although in many ways we surpassed their inflated "successes". But on the other hand, we have left a lot of what we have achieved from the USSR, and now we just use and improve. Soviet developments. It is not just that we are now making up for the lag in shipbuilding, in the creation of missiles with super speed, and mattresses are lagging behind by ten, or even more years.
    3. Sergey Latyshev
      Sergey Latyshev
      -6
      11 July 2021 17: 32
      Peremoga ..... Our torpedoes are the most torpedoed ...
      A search in Yandex shows that the average range of a western torpedo is 30-50 km, reaching 140
      And on VO Ichthyosaurus they scold ...