Torpedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo) is a self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled ...
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According to Compton-Hall's book, British submarines achieved the highest "hit to torpedo fired" ratio among the Allied submarine forces. RN captains were well trained in torpedo attack techniques and had an excellent record.
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Study of this pamphlet will equip submarine personnel with full general understanding of what a submarine torpedo tube is, what it does, and how and why ... There is, in fact, nothing very difficult to grasp about any part of a submarine torpedo tube, if those who study them do not attempt to understand them all at once.
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In an ideal situation, a submarine's captain could position his unmoving boat with its bow pointed directly at the side of an unmoving target and fire his torpedoes straight ahead, where they would inevitably hit the target. ... The American Torpedo Data Computer (TDC) was a far more sophisticated device. ... Submarine List...
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During World War I, the standard American submarine torpedo was the 18-inch Mark 7. This had a maximum range of 5,000 yards, and a top speed of 35 knots, with a 326-pound warhead. As this torpedo was used in the O-class submarines, it remained in service in training boats through World War II. ... Torpedo Problems:
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A torpedo is essentially a guided missile that happens to "fly" underwater (see How Cruise Missiles Work for details on missiles). A torpedo therefore has a propulsion system, a guidance system ... Batteries and an electric motor -- This is the same technique that any non-nuclear submarine must use when running underwater.
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Submarine Torpedo Fire Control Manual, is a training and reference manual from 1952. It describes how to plan a submarine's approach and attack using the fire control systems on Fleet and Guppy submarines with straight running torpedos (without homing, wire guidance, etc.). It represents the submarine fire control...
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USS Holland (Submarine Torpedo Boat # 1), 1900-1913 ... This page features, and provides links to, all the views we have related to USS Holland (Submarine Torpedo Boat # 1). ... USS Holland (Submarine Torpedo Boat # 1); Underway, circa 1900, probably soon after she was accepted by the Navy. Official U.S. Navy Photograph,
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Raytheon is hoping its experimental “Fish Hawk” torpedo can do for anti-submarine warfare what so-called “smart bombs” did for air-to-ground warfare. The Waltham-based defense giant said yesterday it has successfully tested a new “high altitude anti-submarine”... ... By Jay Fitzgerald; ... Log in | Register Thu,
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