Torpedo

A modern torpedo, historically called a self-propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. Torpedoes are weapons that may be launched from submarines, surface ships, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned naval mines and naval fortresses

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They are also used as parts of other weapons; the Mark 46 torpedo used by the United States becomes the warhead section of the ASROC (Anti-Submarine ROCket) and the Captor mine uses a submerged sensor platform that releases a torpedo when a hostile contact is detected.

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Projectile: A projectile is any object sent through the air by the application of some force....

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Submarine: :For the sandwich, see Submarine sandwich...

Torpedo related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Confederate Torpedo Boat Sinks the "Housatonic" off Charleston Virginia	Building a Torpedo-Boat in a German Shipyard	British Bomber Aims a Torpedo Towards Its Target	First Sight of the Torpedo The Year 1915: A Record of Notable Achievements and Events 1915