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Originally Posted by Matt Wiser
I believe that was one of the original strategic missions for Soviet subs: firing nuclear torpedoes into NATO ports. The Type 53-68 nuclear torpedo is a straight-runner, with a 10-20 KT yield. It's getting into range of a port, with the ASW defenses usually present, that would be the problem.
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Yeah, I was thinking such an attack would take place later in the war, when there were fewer ASW assets about.
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Originally Posted by Matt Wiser
An alternative weapon would be standoff ASW rockets like the SS-N-15/16 or SUBROC/Sea Lance. They're meant to kill ballistic-missile subs at standoff range, especially if they're getting ready to fire. They don't move-and neither do ports. Simply fuze the nuclear depth charge to detonate shallow, and you do wreck the port and the ships in it.
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I like that idea too. It just seems a lot cleaner if the goal is to kill ships in port without doing a heap of collateral damage.