SST-28B Huntsman Torpedo

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SST-28B Huntsman
TypeHeavyweight torpedo
Place of origin Belfras
Service history
In service2010-present
Used byBelfras Federation Navy
Production history
ManufacturerFederation Naval War Institute
Specifications
Weight2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)
Length6.5 metres (21 ft)
Diameter533 millimetres (21.0 in)

Maximum firing range+50 nautical miles (93 km)
Warhead weight350 kilograms (770 lb)
Detonation
mechanism
Proximity or contact detonation

EngineSentennei Gas-turbine feeding pump-jet
Speed+80 knots (92 mph)
Guidance
system
Wire-Guidance + ADSEN Guidance

The SST-28B Huntsman, or simply Huntsman, was developed under the code-name NAST (New Anti-Submarine Torpedo) and is a heavy torpedo utilized by the Federation Navy. It is capable of being guided by wire or by autonomous active/passive sonar and provides the main Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface capability for Submarines. The weapon was developed by the Imperial Naval War Institute and tested aboard the Lanchev-class Submarines to replace the aging Mark 12 Torpedoes and has an expected life of twenty-plus years.

Design

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Ship sinking after being struck by a Huntsman

The weapon is driven by a pump-jet which is powered by a Sentennei gas turbine engine. The weapon is capable of having it's sensor platforms updated whilst in service to allow it to function at a much higher level as technology develops. It's rumored to possess capabilities to defeat torpedo decoys through acoustic logging of the target upon acquisition and to possess an advanced tracking ability which relays target information to the torpedo whilst the wire is connected to it's launch platform.

Featuring the new ADSEN or Advanced Sensor suite, the torpedo is capable of utilizing active/passive sonar along with acoustic tracking and an advanced noise-to-class logging system. When the weapon is given the target package, the classification, direction and speed is also input, allowing the weapon to track the wake and noise with pin-point accuracy should sonar not be activated. The torpedo's warhead is, by default, a 350 kg warhead but is capable of being refit before being loaded onto a submarine for an extremely low-yield nuclear (1kt) warhead or for a variety of other warheads for when the requirement calls for it.

As was previously mentioned, the weapon is featured with an advanced logging system. This also allows it to collect information and transmit it back to the launch platform for the duration of which the wire is connected. This allows the launch platform and weapon to communicate to continuously update target information to improve the automation of the weapon following cable separation.