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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
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- #REDIRECT [[Mark 46 torpedo]]29 bytes (3 words) - 11:04, 16 April 2011
- 81 bytes (10 words) - 11:34, 14 August 2010
- ...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
- 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
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- 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
- ...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
- ...], 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
- ...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
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- {{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
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- {{r|Silk Torpedo}}413 bytes (64 words) - 18:54, 3 October 2009
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- ...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
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- ...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
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- ...[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
- ...]]. Some controllers, especially aboard ships, may address acoustic (e.g., torpedo [[sonar]]) as well as electromagnetic threats.3 KB (472 words) - 10:44, 8 April 2024
- .... ''[[USS Saratoga (CV-3)]]'' was out of action, undergoing repair after a torpedo attack, and ''Yorktown'' sailed after three days' work to repair her flight *****Torpedo squadron VT-3, LCDR Lance Massey13 KB (1,923 words) - 05:46, 3 September 2010
- The integral bomb bay will carry [[gravity bomb]]s, Raytheon [[Mark 54 torpedo]]es and [[depth charge]]s. [[Air-to-surface missile]]s will be installed on ...submarine torpedoes, experiments to marry JDAM guidance with a lightweight torpedo. The combination, called Longshot, would allow high-altitude drops both fro7 KB (963 words) - 16:19, 19 April 2024
- ...mercial shipping between the wars, but returned to the navy in 1923 as a [[torpedo]] specialist. On 2st October, 1937, he became Rear Admiral Commanding Destr3 KB (536 words) - 09:26, 5 April 2024
- *[[Mark 46 torpedo]] *[[Mark 50 torpedo]]8 KB (1,184 words) - 14:08, 31 March 2024
- ...Naval Academy class of 148, he first specialized in navigation, then in [[torpedo]]es and [[convoy]]ing. [[Kiyohide Shima]] was among his classmates. He was4 KB (668 words) - 09:34, 25 September 2013
- ...he unit's "blower bulge" (just aft of the cab) and displaced roof-mounted "torpedo tube" air reservoirs, its signature features, are clearly visible.<ref>{{AT ...h entered the San Bernadino shops in January, 1973. Its four roof-mounted "torpedo tube" air reservoir tanks were removed to allow for the installation of a n7 KB (963 words) - 23:36, 24 August 2013
- **Six [[Mk46 torpedo]]es (from two triple mounts)3 KB (427 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- U.S. torpedoes, the standard issue Mark XIV torpedo and its Mark VI exploder were both defective, problems not corrected until Germany developed the first submarine-launched [[guided missile|guided torpedo]], intended for use against convoy escorts, such as [[destroyer]]s and less9 KB (1,305 words) - 05:33, 31 May 2009
- ...ce her complement of 815 and 819 Squadrons. Twenty-four Fairey Swordfish]] torpedo bombers were available instead of the planned thirty-six.<ref name=RN>{{cit4 KB (646 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...or one hour. As the first waves of boats moved toward the beaches, enemy [[torpedo bombers]] attacked. For almost an hour, [[torpedoes]] and bombs fell throug ...man [[E-boat]]. She lost it, and, as she rejoined the convoy, was hit by a torpedo from another E-boat and sank within one minute. The rest of the ships in th12 KB (1,798 words) - 10:37, 29 March 2024
- ...se capabilities were not yet fully understood by the Allies, the [[Type 95 torpedo]].<ref>{{citation4 KB (622 words) - 02:04, 13 October 2010
- Asymmetrical threats to battleships began, in the early 20th century, with [[torpedo]]es from [[fast attack craft]] and [[mine (naval)|mines]]. These [[#The und | title = BATTLESHIP SUPREME SAYS THE NAVAL BOARD; Torpedo Craft Generally Unsuccessful in Present War. NO TEST FOR THE CRUISERS State29 KB (4,426 words) - 21:31, 2 April 2024
- ...aft guns brought the enemy down, but not before he was able to release his torpedo. The air-dropped "fish" struck ''Shadwell'' just forward of amidships on th9 KB (1,397 words) - 10:05, 6 August 2023
- ...e submarine contacts by firing torpedoes from her six MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes or, for contacts at greater ranges, Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Ro *AN/[[SLQ-25|SLQ-25A]] Nixie torpedo decoy system12 KB (1,810 words) - 10:17, 2 February 2023
- Carrying [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]], the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11, a U.S. Military Government unit, and part of a Mobile Nav4 KB (611 words) - 10:37, 29 March 2024
- ...vil War]]. Again, the submarine was muscle powered. Her weapon was a "spar torpedo", or barrel of gunpowder, with a trigger on a long cord, at the end of a wo *A free-running [[torpedo]], derived from the Whitehead design of 1866, which let the submarine make23 KB (3,544 words) - 10:05, 10 February 2023
- ...ete unloading and get underway with her tow, an enemy submarine launched a torpedo her way, and Japanese surface forces were reported moving in. As two other5 KB (693 words) - 17:32, 6 March 2024
- He also patrolled around [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[fast attack craft|motor torpedo (PT) boats]]. In the [[Guadalcanal Campaigh]], made three trips up “the S5 KB (825 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...-140)|USS ''S-35'']] won the award in 1934 for the highest merit in battle torpedo practice of submarines.10 KB (1,409 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
- * Friedman, Norman. ''U.S. Naval Weapons: Every Gun, Missile, Mine and Torpedo Used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the Present'' (1983), highly detailed gu7 KB (970 words) - 14:07, 10 February 2023
- ...lectronic warfare#electronic support|electronic warfare receivers, and two torpedo/missile pylons.6 KB (883 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- ...of vessel, whose nomenclature is the root of "destroyer", has been called "torpedo boat" and exists in new forms generically called fast attack craft. ...rotected warship type, but relatively slow and not extremely maneuverable. Torpedo boats were generally not capable of long-range steaming or being seaworthy49 KB (7,489 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- ...arbor approaching the harbor, her crew got their first taste of war when a torpedo fired by a German submarine, possibly U-155 or U-158, passed close aboard o ...she transported 178 pilots and ground crew of Scouting Squadron (VS) 3 and Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8 from Noumea to the base at Espiritu Santo (code named “Bu20 KB (3,060 words) - 10:34, 28 March 2023
- ...tion line were ordered to be finished; these were the remainder of the T8W torpedo bomber seaplanes and six G1B's (ordered by Finland). * '''T8W Torpedo bomber;''' The T8W was used both by the British, escaped versions in the (D37 KB (5,607 words) - 10:50, 23 February 2024
- ...burg]], where his father (who had invented modern [[plywood]]) started a [[torpedo]] works. In 1859 this was left to the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel7 KB (1,127 words) - 13:49, 7 August 2011
- ...lerts on [[13 November]], and ''Capricornus'' joined in splashing the lone torpedo plane which attacked her group. She returned from Leyte to Manus [[19 Novem7 KB (913 words) - 10:18, 27 March 2023
- ...s such as hanging chains over the sides of ships to foul the screws of the torpedo boats, or encircling the ships with wooden booms to trap the torpedoes at a28 KB (4,319 words) - 03:04, 18 October 2013
- ...underway with wounded soldiers on board. Bound for [[Fedhala]], she was [[torpedo]]ed on the starboard side. [[USS Cole (DD-155)]] took off all of ''Electra'7 KB (1,056 words) - 10:34, 28 March 2023
- ...em to stern by an explosion. At first, it was thought that she had been [[torpedo]]ed; but it was soon learned that she had been attacked by a Japanese suici7 KB (1,054 words) - 17:15, 7 March 2024
- ...e done. When the CAPTOR senses a target, it releases a Mark 46 lightweight torpedo, the same that an antisubmarine helicopter would drop, which actively chase8 KB (1,181 words) - 15:31, 4 April 2024
- ...e retiring to Tulagi that afternoon, her convoy was attacked by Japanese [[torpedo bomber]]s. Her gunners assisted in the destruction of five enemy planes, an8 KB (1,082 words) - 12:14, 13 March 2024
- {{r|B5N2 (bomber)|Najakima B5N2 "Kate"}} torpedo/horizontal bombers9 KB (1,237 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- ...rch on material properties of Portland Cement Concrete and the behavior of torpedo nets. For this early research work, he received the Wason Medal for Researc9 KB (1,402 words) - 08:47, 23 April 2024
- ...y enemy air attack. Deadly antiaircraft fire downed 17 of the 25 attacking torpedo planes before they could launch torpedoes, but got through to strike ''McCa8 KB (1,165 words) - 10:16, 8 April 2023
- ...rplay, while lengthy US tour helped to raise their profile further. ''Silk Torpedo'' was their first ever charting album in the US. But their next Swan Song r21 KB (3,452 words) - 07:33, 20 April 2024
- ...t at 275 miles; submarines sank two of its carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers to attack immediately. He then discovered that the9 KB (1,396 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...e developed independently, in 1888, by Charles E. Munroe of the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station. They were used only in mining, however, until World War II.<ref>{{9 KB (1,484 words) - 09:08, 25 October 2013
- * Friedman, Norman. ''U.S. Naval Weapons: Every Gun, Missile, Mine and Torpedo Used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the Present'' (1983), highly detailed gu12 KB (1,707 words) - 10:46, 18 August 2008
- ...island, spotted the reinforced invasion convoy and gave warning, but their torpedo attacks had no effect.10 KB (1,552 words) - 15:31, 8 April 2024
- ...tle = Victor over U-boat describes his attack: Submarine Missed With Torpedo, Then Charges Crippled It17 KB (2,268 words) - 10:50, 23 February 2024
- ...completed the turn and steadied on her new course when she was struck by a torpedo fired from U-155. Kapitanleutnant Adolf Piening's marksmanship proved deadl ...One day out of their destination, the transports were attacked by Japanese torpedo planes ([[Nakajima B6N||"''Jills''"]]), one of which closed to visual range37 KB (5,753 words) - 05:15, 31 March 2024
- ...]. She was anchored off Lunga Point at 0616 on [[28 November]], when two [[torpedo]]es from the Japanese submarine 1-16 exploded on the vessel's port side. At11 KB (1,609 words) - 10:37, 29 March 2024
- ...mpleted on the 29th and the vessel sailed for Espiritu Santo. At 2354, a [[torpedo]] from the Japanese submarine ''I-16'' struck the ship in the area of the n11 KB (1,757 words) - 10:15, 8 April 2023
- In 1940, at the [[Battle of Taranto]], [[torpedo]]-equipped warplanes launched from a Royal Navy [[aircraft carrier]] provid11 KB (1,676 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...hese ports, preferably New York with its two widely separated exits, while torpedo boats should defend the other harbors. This concentration of the U.S. fleet11 KB (1,834 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...efore tensions flared suddenly in [[Southeast Asia]]. [[North Vietnamese]] torpedo boats attacked [[USS Maddox (DD-731)]] and [[USS Turner Joy (DD-951)]] on 212 KB (1,807 words) - 10:33, 28 March 2023
- ...attacked by German [[submarine]]s. Although three consorts fell victim to torpedo attacks, ''Alcyone'' completed her trip unscathed and arrived back at Charl13 KB (2,020 words) - 10:15, 8 April 2023
- In general, warships are most concerned about being struck by a [[torpedo]] or [[mine (naval)|mine]], which explode below the waterline, than from [[13 KB (1,960 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...parture time of a troop ship in war time and inviting the enemy to shoot a torpedo at it than this. Here's a program where there's no allegation of abuse."15 KB (2,307 words) - 07:28, 18 March 2024
- ...irst Group of the Atlantic Fleet's Torpedo Flotilla in 1912-13 and several torpedo boats and destroyers during the 'teens and 'twenties. Lieutenant Commander40 KB (6,361 words) - 05:12, 31 March 2024
- ...ey were part of the HMSNZF {sic} Leander's crew that was hit by a Japanese torpedo at the Battle of Kolombangara in July 1943. ...s on Leander were killed shortly after their ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the early morning hours of July 13, 1943.67 KB (7,982 words) - 07:32, 20 April 2024
- ..., made several attacks against the invasion fleet with [[fast attack craft|torpedo boats]] and [[submarines]], sinking several [[warships]] and transport vess15 KB (2,271 words) - 10:05, 30 May 2009
- [[Image:Leyte-Princeton-2nd explosion.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Torpedo storage explosion on USS Princeton]] ...fatally damaged that carrier. During firefighting and rescue, Princeton's torpedo storage exploded and caused heavy casualties to ''USS Birmingham'' (CL-62),64 KB (10,100 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- ...nes could sneak up on a big battleship and sink it with a torpedo, but the torpedo would probably miss a small destroyer. They could circle and sink subs with ...ttle fleet stayed in harbor. The troopships did get through; accidents and torpedo attacks killed only 1300 sailors and 700 troops.<ref> Halpern, ''A Naval Hi46 KB (7,337 words) - 15:47, 25 March 2024
- ...many were attacked by [[kamikaze]]s and other aircraft, and several were [[Torpedo|torpedoed]], but none were sunk or otherwise destroyed. Nine AKA's were pre21 KB (3,023 words) - 03:24, 27 March 2024
- ...at the convoy. During one of these attacks, a [[Nakajima B6N|''"Jill"'']] torpedo bomber dove out of a cloud and levelled off at 100 feet for an approac19 KB (2,890 words) - 09:08, 5 April 2024
- ...in the Navy. He flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific as a [[TBF Avenger|torpedo bomber]] pilot based on the carrier [[USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)|''USS San J17 KB (2,603 words) - 05:11, 31 March 2024
- ...nese fighter plane. During the predawn darkness on [[10 January]], enemy [[torpedo boat]] attacks in the area prompted ''Thuban'' to establish a boat patrol t21 KB (3,237 words) - 05:14, 31 March 2024
- [[Image:Japanese Kate in Pearl Harbor attack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Japanese torpedo bomber taking off to attack Pearl Harbor.]]21 KB (3,288 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- ...air-independent propulsion non-nuclear submarines, outside torpedo range. Torpedo range, especially in shallow water, is considered anything greater than 10 ...plosion of mines or torpedoes. Early in WWII, the US tried to put magnetic torpedo exploder far beyond the limits of the technology of the time, and had to di75 KB (10,990 words) - 12:11, 31 March 2024
- ...y grasped the potential for air power, and called for the development of a torpedo plane.21 KB (3,197 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- ...PT boats as the first swarm, followed by destroyer squadrons prepared for torpedo attack. A line of battleships capped the T of the strait, with additional c The next set of swarms were three destroyer squadrons, making squadron-sized torpedo attacks starting at 0300, and continuing for over 30 minutes. The inflicted59 KB (8,914 words) - 07:36, 18 March 2024
- ...8</ref> starting with motorized junks. The first [[fast attack craft|motor torpedo boats]] were transferred to CIA in October 1962. At the end of 1962, raids .../>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 [[USS58 KB (8,909 words) - 13:42, 6 April 2024
- ...y grasped the potential for air power, and called for the development of a torpedo plane.28 KB (4,210 words) - 11:12, 30 March 2024
- ...4,000 men and consisted of submarine chasers, patrol boats, missile boats, torpedo boats and Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers of Soviet, British and Yugoslavia38 KB (5,854 words) - 07:02, 4 April 2024
- ...e done. When the CAPTOR senses a target, it releases a Mark 46 lightweight torpedo, the same that an antisubmarine helicopter would drop, which actively chase40 KB (5,946 words) - 12:21, 22 March 2024
- ...stub content for "First attacks by U.S. carrier aircraft, sacrifice of the torpedo squadrons". Creating that one-level/two-part structure, however, creates an52 KB (8,701 words) - 18:02, 1 April 2024
- ...bombs and rockets delivered by air. Against ships, submarine and surface [[torpedo]]es, and aerial [[gravity bomb]]s, became the most important weapons, with47 KB (7,596 words) - 15:31, 4 April 2024
- ...iles away and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered that the enemy was actually ano53 KB (8,195 words) - 13:42, 6 April 2024
- ...Italian capital ships in Taranto Harbor, but there was an assumption that torpedo nets were not needed at Pearl Harbor. It is not clear if the Pacific Fleet60 KB (8,909 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024