The "Invisible Bat" Mystery: How a US Submarine Sank an Iranian Warship, Explained

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Invisible Bat's Deadly Strike: US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship

সমুদ্রের গভীরে ‘অদৃশ্য বাদুড়’! কীভাবে ইরানি যুদ্ধজাহাজ ডুবিয়ে দিল মার্কিন সাবমেরিন? জানুন নেপথ্যের বিজ্ঞান

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News18•07-03-2026, 14:34

Invisible Bat's Deadly Strike: US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship

•An Iranian naval warship, IRIS Dena, was reportedly destroyed by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka on March 4.
•Submarines are called "sea bats" due to their use of sonar technology, which mimics a bat's echolocation to detect targets silently underwater.
•Operating stealthily 100-300 meters deep, US submarines track enemy ships using sonar, remaining undetected due to their extreme quietness.
•The primary weapon, a torpedo, is a "fire and forget" missile guided by internal sonar to the target's engine sound.
•Torpedos explode beneath the ship, causing a "bubble jet effect" that lifts and then pulls the vessel down, often breaking it apart.

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