CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

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Iron Man

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Deino said:
Maybe a stupid question but what other large vessels have such a torpedo protection system?
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All large vessels like carriers and amphibs will have a "torpedo protection system", by which Intrepid apparently means the particular arrangement of below-waterline compartments on the sides of these ships such that they store fuel and water in bulkheads along the outer edges of the ship and make it more resistant to damage from a torpedo:

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An actual torpedo protection system would be something like this CAT system now being deployed aboard Nimitz class carriers as they come in for refit:

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SinoSoldier

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Intrepid

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Some already see the signs now, others are still waiting a bit. It does not matter, in some time we will have certainty. This was no different with aircraft carrier 002, the last doubters took more than a year, and even then they were still being blamed, whether it was an equal-sized copy of the Liaoning or a new design or modified in its basic dimensions.

This will not be different now with aircraft carriers 003 and 004.
 
Intrepid

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Viktor Jav said:
The long rumored Type 75 LHD might have one, coming in at 35 thousand tons. They are a tempting target for torpedos.
And there is no hard fast rules stipulating that only large sized ships can have torpedo protection systems. I won't be surprise if China is placing particular importance on this aspect for the majority of its ships. Seeing that US attack subs will pose a significant threat.
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There is a difference between longitudinal bulkheads with room accessible at both sides and a real passive torpedo protection system. Carriers like the British Invincible class or Queen Elizabeth class had/have no classic torpedo protection system, same as amphibious helicopter carriers. Destroyers have even no longitudinal bulkheads, there is simply no space to include such a system.
 
kwaigonegin

kwaigonegin

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Iron Man said:
All large vessels like carriers and amphibs will have a "torpedo protection system", by which Intrepid apparently means the particular arrangement of below-waterline compartments on the sides of these ships such that they store fuel and water in bulkheads along the outer edges of the ship and make it more resistant to damage from a torpedo:

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An actual torpedo protection system would be something like this CAT system now being deployed aboard Nimitz class carriers as they come in for refit:

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The SSTD is a great system and I'm glad it's currently being installed on most USN ships. This would significantly cut down on the potential of a torpedo strike against capital ships. This is especially useful against wake homers which is why it's installed on the faintail for a quicker and more direct intercept.
 
Jeff Head

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kwaigonegin said:
The SSTD is a great system and I'm glad it's currently being installed on most USN ships. This would significantly cut down on the potential of a torpedo strike against capital ships. This is especially useful against wake homers which is why it's installed on the faintail for a quicker and more direct intercept.
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Those are very high speed anti-torpedo, torpedoes. On the carriers they are positioned in four places, ech place has two cradels to fire torpedoes and hold six torpedoes each. So there are twenty four anti-torpedoes, six on the four corners.

This gives them twelve towards the after portion of the ship.

It's something we have needed for a long time...and they are finally deploying them...and I for one am very glad to see it.
 
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