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- ...ine, which travel to the surface to fire a [[rocket motor]] that carries a torpedo to a distant point where it re-enters the water. The term "torpedo", prior to the Whitehead design, had been used for non-self-propelled weapo5 KB (751 words) - 20:16, 6 September 2009
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 00:19, 3 September 2010
- 304 bytes (47 words) - 13:27, 26 July 2008
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 16:31, 3 September 2010
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 18:44, 29 July 2009
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 18:47, 29 July 2009
- #REDIRECT [[Mark 46 torpedo]]29 bytes (3 words) - 11:04, 16 April 2011
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 11:34, 14 August 2010
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 18:42, 29 July 2009
- An extension of the underwater armor of warships, intended to cause [[torpedo]]es to predetonate before their blast can affect the main armor; generally220 bytes (31 words) - 16:31, 3 September 2010
- {{r|Torpedo bomber}} {{r|Long Lance (torpedo)}}856 bytes (102 words) - 11:09, 16 April 2011
- Russian/Soviet [[torpedo]] of revolutionary design, traveling, at relatively short range, in bubble251 bytes (33 words) - 17:05, 22 March 2024
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 18:31, 29 July 2009
- ...ition|guided]] [[torpedo]], probably fastest non-[[cavitation|cavitating]] torpedo in the world185 bytes (20 words) - 18:46, 29 July 2009
- #REDIRECT [[Long Lance (torpedo)]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:32, 29 July 2009
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 10:16, 25 March 2011
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 18:51, 29 July 2009
- U.S. Navy torpedo bomber squadron VT-8, flying obsolete [[TBD Devastator]]s in the [[Battle o339 bytes (52 words) - 11:34, 14 August 2010
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 11:08, 16 April 2011
- 12 bytes (1 word) - 18:38, 29 July 2009
- 12 bytes (1 word) - 18:39, 29 July 2009
- ...ong, straight, slow and level approach to a target ship, to drop a heavy [[torpedo]] within a critical set of flight parameters240 bytes (37 words) - 00:19, 3 September 2010
- UK straight-running heavy [[torpedo]], used during [[Falklands War]] for the first sinking of a surface vessel,233 bytes (30 words) - 18:41, 29 July 2009
- ...g and unguided, but longer-range and probably more accurate than any other torpedo of the war; also known as Type 93194 bytes (26 words) - 18:30, 29 July 2009
- {{r|Torpedo}}697 bytes (108 words) - 23:59, 3 September 2010
- Lightweight [[anti-submarine warfare|antisubmarine]] torpedo, primarily air-dropped but also ship-launched for close-in defense163 bytes (16 words) - 10:16, 25 March 2011
- ...g and unguided, but longer-range and probably more accurate than any other torpedo of the war; also known as Long Lance161 bytes (24 words) - 18:33, 29 July 2009
- Soviet/Russian [[Go-onto-target|guided]] [[torpedo]], probably the largest in the world at 650mm diameter, designed to follow232 bytes (31 words) - 18:51, 29 July 2009
- ...S Navy heavy [[submarine]]-launched [[precision-guided munition|guided]] [[torpedo]], capable of both command guidance and autonomous operation189 bytes (21 words) - 18:35, 29 July 2009
- U.S. heavyweight [[submarine]]-launched [[torpedo]] with bidirectional wire link to launcher, and autonomous [[active sonar]]291 bytes (36 words) - 11:08, 16 April 2011
- ...carried by [[RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC]]; being replaced by [[Mark 50 (torpedo)]]235 bytes (27 words) - 18:38, 29 July 2009
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- {{r|Torpedo bomber}} {{r|Long Lance (torpedo)}}856 bytes (102 words) - 11:09, 16 April 2011
- ...ition|guided]] [[torpedo]], probably fastest non-[[cavitation|cavitating]] torpedo in the world185 bytes (20 words) - 18:46, 29 July 2009
- ...g and unguided, but longer-range and probably more accurate than any other torpedo of the war; also known as Long Lance161 bytes (24 words) - 18:33, 29 July 2009
- ...range than possible for a torpedo in the water, and releasing the guided [[torpedo]] over the approximate location of the target331 bytes (49 words) - 09:43, 5 September 2008
- ...g and unguided, but longer-range and probably more accurate than any other torpedo of the war; also known as Type 93194 bytes (26 words) - 18:30, 29 July 2009
- ...carried by [[RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC]]; being replaced by [[Mark 50 (torpedo)]]235 bytes (27 words) - 18:38, 29 July 2009
- ...ger target than the ship. Since the decoy is much smaller than a ship, the torpedo may well miss it, so it is not necessarily a [[sacrificial decoy]]. ...n extended the acoustic countermeasures with a fiber optic display LAN, a torpedo warning and a towed array sensor. Manufactured by Argon ST and originally d807 bytes (129 words) - 17:57, 1 April 2024
- The '''TBD Devastator''' was a [[torpedo bomber]], and the first production [[carrier-capable]] monoplane of the [[U ...ighter and diversionary protection unless in a night raid. At Midway, the torpedo squadrons became separated from the air groups, were the first to find the971 bytes (142 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...ct Attack Munition||**}} ''Variant being developed to allow high-altitude torpedo drops'' {{r|Torpedo}}852 bytes (97 words) - 14:11, 31 March 2024
- #REDIRECT [[Mark 46 torpedo]]29 bytes (3 words) - 11:04, 16 April 2011
- #REDIRECT [[Long Lance (torpedo)]]34 bytes (4 words) - 18:32, 29 July 2009
- ...ssian [[SS-N-15 STARFISH]]/[[RPK-2 Viyuga]] could deliver either a Type 40 torpedo or a nuclear warhead. ...ugh the water, the hybrid weapon could reach its target much faster than a torpedo. The greater range possible with a hybrid weapon also gave more safety to t2 KB (249 words) - 01:17, 28 June 2008
- A towed [[deceptive decoy]] for protecting ships against acoustic-homing [[torpedo]]es122 bytes (14 words) - 18:32, 19 February 2009
- Lightweight [[anti-submarine warfare|antisubmarine]] torpedo, primarily air-dropped but also ship-launched for close-in defense163 bytes (16 words) - 10:16, 25 March 2011
- ...d [[Mark 46 torpedo|Mark 46]] or [[Mark 54 torpedo|Mark 54]] antisubmarine torpedo, the same as used by [[maritime patrol aircraft]] such as the [[P-3 Orion]]1 KB (191 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- With the Allied nickname "Kate", an [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[torpedo bomber]], also used for high-level horizontal bombing from [[aircraft carri189 bytes (24 words) - 23:24, 3 September 2010
- ...rs an intelligent [[torpedo]] to the general area of the target, where the torpedo does the bulk of guidance. ...e submarine at a range safe for the warship, and drop a lightweight homing torpedo.2 KB (289 words) - 22:03, 2 February 2009
- ...S Navy heavy [[submarine]]-launched [[precision-guided munition|guided]] [[torpedo]], capable of both command guidance and autonomous operation189 bytes (21 words) - 18:35, 29 July 2009
- A Chinese gunboat derivative of a Soviet torpedo boat, operated by [[North Vietnam]] during the [[Gulf of Tonkin incident]]159 bytes (22 words) - 20:33, 12 September 2009
- UK straight-running heavy [[torpedo]], used during [[Falklands War]] for the first sinking of a surface vessel,233 bytes (30 words) - 18:41, 29 July 2009
- ...rge anti-ship [[P-700 Granit]] [[cruise missile]]s and 650mm wake-homing [[torpedo]]es, believed intended as a "carrier-killer"194 bytes (26 words) - 15:49, 8 August 2009
- ...sile]] consisting of a guided booster that delivers a homing antisubmarine torpedo to a distant location169 bytes (21 words) - 16:38, 21 June 2009
- Primary U.S. Navy [[carrier-capable]] torpedo bomber after 1942; 3-man crew; many adaptations including horizontal bomber231 bytes (26 words) - 18:20, 17 August 2010
- U.S. heavyweight [[submarine]]-launched [[torpedo]] with bidirectional wire link to launcher, and autonomous [[active sonar]]291 bytes (36 words) - 11:08, 16 April 2011
- Soviet/Russian [[Go-onto-target|guided]] [[torpedo]], probably the largest in the world at 650mm diameter, designed to follow232 bytes (31 words) - 18:51, 29 July 2009
- Russian/Soviet [[torpedo]] of revolutionary design, traveling, at relatively short range, in bubble251 bytes (33 words) - 17:05, 22 March 2024
- ...uminium powder and waxes to help casting; used in [[guided missile]] and [[torpedo]] warheads193 bytes (25 words) - 02:46, 13 March 2024
- ...a much more mundane duty, she was lost on January 24, 1945, to a submarine torpedo while escorting cargo ships off [[Malaya]]. <ref>{{citation ...r = Hyperwar}}</ref> After withstanding battleship fire, she was sunk by a torpedo from ''USS Blackfin'' (SS-322).1 KB (204 words) - 23:09, 31 August 2010
- An extension of the underwater armor of warships, intended to cause [[torpedo]]es to predetonate before their blast can affect the main armor; generally220 bytes (31 words) - 16:31, 3 September 2010
- ...g [[suicide attack]]; it included [[kamikaze]] aircraft, but also manned [[torpedo]]es ([[kaiten]]), explosive-laden speedboats, soldiers with explosives on t291 bytes (38 words) - 10:46, 15 April 2010
- ...thus needing one less stack than the [[Bagley-class]]; in wartime, traded torpedo tubes for more antiaircraft and antisubmarine armament281 bytes (40 words) - 18:08, 20 June 2009
- ...ong, straight, slow and level approach to a target ship, to drop a heavy [[torpedo]] within a critical set of flight parameters240 bytes (37 words) - 00:19, 3 September 2010
- ...ber gun]]s and [[anti-aircraft artillery|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]], [[torpedo]]es, and [[depth charge]]s. More were built than any other type; some serve321 bytes (46 words) - 20:24, 20 September 2008
- {{r|B5N2 (torpedo bomber)|B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bomber}} {{r|Torpedo bomber||**}}1 KB (205 words) - 00:46, 3 September 2010
- ...ine, which travel to the surface to fire a [[rocket motor]] that carries a torpedo to a distant point where it re-enters the water. The term "torpedo", prior to the Whitehead design, had been used for non-self-propelled weapo5 KB (751 words) - 20:16, 6 September 2009
- ...en used as the flagship and core of a destroyer formation attacking with [[torpedo]]es293 bytes (43 words) - 11:28, 4 July 2009
- ...he Japanese [[Long Lance torpedo]] remained the most effective heavyweight torpedo of the war. ...s, problems were not reported, but surface delivery was not as hard on the torpedo.5 KB (830 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...]], based on the [[Sims-class]] but rearranged to provide more space for [[torpedo]] tubes, and featuring a turbine power plant much advanced of the predecess283 bytes (41 words) - 02:13, 11 February 2010
- ...], but that may have been more characteristic of the absolute need of WWII torpedo bombers to have fighter and diversionary protection unless in a night raid;349 bytes (50 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
- ...fare|antiaircraft]] capability; there was much debate on retaining a large torpedo battery, and greater range was definitely needed338 bytes (48 words) - 13:29, 21 June 2009
- ...inst Italian warships in the harbor of Taranto; demonstrated that aerial [[torpedo]]es could work in shallow water and proved the concept used by the Japanese316 bytes (47 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- ...ers" were torpedoes that could cripple or sink a battleship — if the torpedo boat could survive to get into range. ...gh to accompany a battle force crossing oceans, but nimble enough to fight torpedo boats.4 KB (592 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- {{r|Torpedo bomber}}234 bytes (35 words) - 00:21, 3 September 2010
- U.S. Navy torpedo bomber squadron VT-8, flying obsolete [[TBD Devastator]]s in the [[Battle o339 bytes (52 words) - 11:34, 14 August 2010
- {{r|Torpedo}}334 bytes (48 words) - 16:35, 27 June 2009
- {{r|Torpedo}}187 bytes (22 words) - 22:40, 22 April 2010
- {{r|Torpedo aircraft}}285 bytes (37 words) - 09:08, 25 July 2023
- {{r|Torpedo}}195 bytes (23 words) - 23:13, 17 August 2009
- {{r|Torpedo}}279 bytes (41 words) - 20:47, 2 April 2024
- {{r|Torpedo bomber}}301 bytes (43 words) - 21:17, 7 March 2011
- {{r|Torpedo}}205 bytes (24 words) - 15:03, 1 October 2008
- {{r|Torpedo}}240 bytes (33 words) - 13:16, 21 June 2010
- {{r|Silk Torpedo}}413 bytes (64 words) - 18:54, 3 October 2009
- {{r|Torpedo}}417 bytes (51 words) - 00:43, 29 July 2009
- ...d level path at its target. Navy doctrine called for simultaneous dive and torpedo bombing attacks against ships, forcing the defenders to honor two quite dif2 KB (363 words) - 15:31, 8 April 2024
- ...yed in several engagements through the war. ''USS Yorktown'' was sunk by a torpedo attack during the [[Battle of Midway]] in June 1942, and ''USS Hornet'' was555 bytes (85 words) - 06:19, 7 January 2024
- ...Foundation}}</ref> finally being sunk, on January 24, 1945, by a submarine torpedo as she escorted cargo ships off Malaya. <ref>{{citation ...l, to make a sweep of Vella Gulf with two destroyers and a number of motor torpedo boats. Wilkinson's chief objective was the destruction of logistics barges.2 KB (277 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...First Battle of Wake Island|Wake Island]]. Damaged by a Japanese submarine torpedo while in Hawaiian waters, she was still repaired in time to fight in the cr ...mpaign]], and took part in the [[Battle of the Eastern Solomons]]. Another torpedo put her into repair for two months.2 KB (321 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- {{r|Torpedo}}697 bytes (108 words) - 23:59, 3 September 2010
- {{r|Torpedo}}849 bytes (116 words) - 16:30, 11 January 2010
- ...ack craft]] were a Chinese-made, gun-armed version of the Soviet P-6 class torpedo boats, later renamed the '''Shantou-class'''. <ref name=GS-Swatow>{{citatio799 bytes (99 words) - 01:56, 31 January 2009
- ...cally carry [[air-to-surface missile]]s (ASM) to attack ships and homing [[torpedo]]es to attack submarines.797 bytes (129 words) - 14:11, 31 March 2024
- ...vided into two groups by body shape; those which are long and slim, almost torpedo-shaped, and those which are deeper-bodied.<noinclude>1 KB (153 words) - 21:22, 11 September 2009
- {{r|Mark 46 torpedo}}819 bytes (110 words) - 08:38, 21 March 2024
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- ...rpedo''. By March 1975, Swan Song had four albums (''Bad Company'', ''Silk Torpedo'', ''Physical Graffiti'', and ''Suicide Sal'') in the ''Billboard'' Top 2002 KB (345 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
- ...>S</u>ubmarine <u></u>Simulator (LEMOSS), which is built into a long-range torpedo housing, but carries an acoustic submarine simulator rather than a warhead.1 KB (166 words) - 10:44, 8 April 2024
- ...er mechanical components. The unit had also been fitted with roof-mounted "torpedo tube" air tanks to accommodate the enlarged fuel and water tanks that facil927 bytes (144 words) - 12:49, 19 August 2013
- ...tructural damage before the destroyer ''[[HMS Dorsetshire]]'' launched a [[torpedo]] attack which sank ''Bismarck''. It is understood that crew members tried4 KB (588 words) - 09:26, 5 April 2024
- * [[TBD Destroyer]], World War II torpedo bomber * [[TBF Avenger]], World War II torpedo bomber3 KB (380 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- ...nst radar, and the [[SLQ-25|AN/SLQ-25 Nixie]] surface ship defense against torpedo sonars.1 KB (161 words) - 15:13, 27 November 2010
- ...ordered, and, as she came into range, firing her 5" guns at cruisers. In torpedo range before her sister ships, she hit Japanese heavy cruiser, ''IJN Kuman As the rest of the destroyers caught up and began their torpedo runs, she was out of torpedoes, and had had her speed reduced, but Evans c3 KB (469 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- {{r|Torpedo}}1 KB (144 words) - 14:45, 18 March 2024
- ...tice, the term does imply a guided weapon. While [[unguided rocket]]s or [[torpedo]]es neither need input after firing, nor can accept any. The launching plat1 KB (227 words) - 15:47, 12 February 2009
- *Armament: 16 Trident capable missile tubes, 4 torpedo tubes1 KB (183 words) - 04:15, 28 August 2010
- {{r|Torpedo}}2 KB (216 words) - 17:08, 22 March 2024
- ...heir main and secondary batteries. Japanese heavy cruisers had significant torpedo armament. Heavy cruisers and [[battleship]]s could thicken the antiaircraft2 KB (236 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- {{r|Torpedo}} {{r|Mark 46 torpedo||**}}4 KB (583 words) - 11:05, 14 June 2010
- ...took is not definitely known, the most frequent Japanese estimates are 11 torpedo hits, 10 bomb hits and six near-misses. 1,023 of her 2,399 crew were lost,2 KB (238 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...complex intelligent and independently moving decoys. Surface ships, under torpedo attack, can fire acoustic decoys from their deck-mounted expendables launch2 KB (238 words) - 10:44, 8 April 2024
- ...nt D5]] submarine-launched ballistic missiles, [[Mark 48 torpedo]]es, four torpedo tubes.4 KB (594 words) - 08:51, 20 March 2024
- ...tors, to cable-controlled towed units, to autonomous submarine decoys in a torpedo case.2 KB (264 words) - 10:44, 8 April 2024
- ...ines that do not themselves explode, but release a [[guided missile|homing torpedo]] to carry out the final attack, most often against [[submarine]]s.7 KB (1,013 words) - 17:23, 8 February 2011
- ...uring the last phase of their Atlantic sortie. On 26 May of that year, her torpedo planes hit the [[KMS Bismarck]], making the enemy battleship virtually unma2 KB (304 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...ns of battleships; gunfire from above creates holes that let in air, while torpedo holes let in water. Fast attack craft were generally used for coastal defe ...ss oceans, but small and nimble enough to maneuver between heavy ships and torpedo boats, attacking the latter with fast-firing medium and light guns. Eventua9 KB (1,323 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- ...been farthest from the Japanese, but was able to participate in the second torpedo attack, ordered at 0742 and executed at 0750. She launched on ''Haguro'', w5 KB (740 words) - 10:05, 10 February 2023
- All carry a [[Sea Lynx]] helicopter, and have three 12.75 inch torpedo tubes for close-in antisubmarine warfare.2 KB (255 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...the warhead may be part of a self-propelled weapon (e.g., unguided rocket, torpedo, guided missile. An artillery warhead, and its mechanical case, is often ca2 KB (361 words) - 16:23, 30 March 2024
- ...h charges are now obsolete, having been replaced by guided antisubmarine [[torpedo]]es.3 KB (426 words) - 13:20, 21 June 2009
- * Torpedo bombers2 KB (292 words) - 10:48, 8 April 2024
- * [[MU90 Impact]] ASW torpedo3 KB (459 words) - 11:49, 2 February 2023
- {{r|Torpedo}}3 KB (378 words) - 05:48, 20 August 2010
- ...stern of the ship. The second plane closed on the starboard bow, dropped a torpedo which passed to starboard and cleared ''Panamint''’s stern by 30 fee9 KB (1,277 words) - 10:34, 28 March 2023
- {{r|Torpedo}}3 KB (435 words) - 15:45, 30 June 2009
- ...[Kwajalein]] on 4 December, a night air attack hit her in the stern with a torpedo, necessitating two months of shipyard repairs.3 KB (413 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...t theories suggest the incident was torpedo-related, with a malfunctioning torpedo either exploding onboard, or, after being jettisoned, made a circular run.9 KB (1,310 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- ...classic applications was the flagship of a group of destroyers making a [[torpedo]] attack; the light cruiser, with some armor and heavier guns, was in a bet3 KB (452 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- .../>Track chart of USS ''Maddox'' (DD-731) and three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats, during their action on 2 August 1964. Attacks by aircraft from USS ' ...charge of the ship during her engagement with three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats on 2 August 1964.]]15 KB (2,343 words) - 00:50, 8 April 2024
- ...on. In the [[Second World War]], miniature [[submarine]]s, derived from [[torpedo]]es, ridden by divers, were used to attack ships.3 KB (460 words) - 18:41, 3 March 2024
- ...oyers were hit by torpedoes and ''Fuso'' broke in two. American destroyer torpedo action was exceptionally effective; quite possibly the most devastating of ...ng evasive action. At 0325, light cruiser ''IJN Abukuma'' was damaged by a torpedo. At 0424, he had cruisers launch torpedoes at presumed American targets, bu9 KB (1,502 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024