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Torpedo



Torpedoes may be carried by fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters or missile. They are launched from the first two at prescribed speeds and altitudes, dropped from bomb-bays or underwing hardpoints.

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Torpedo handling equipment

Although lightweight torpedoes are fairly easily handled, the transport and handling of heavyweight ones is difficult, especially in the small space of a submarine. After the Second World War, some Type XXI submarines were obtained from Germany by the United States and Britain. One of the main novel developments seen was a mechanical handling system for torpedoes. Such systems were widely adopted as a result of this discovery.

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References

  1. ^ Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mansour (2002-03-22). Muslim Rocket Technology. MuslimHeritage.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ The war's top ace used them exclusively, and stuck religiously to the "cruiser rules".
  3. ^ Blair, p.20
  4. ^ Blair, p.30-1.
  5. ^ Diehl BGT: Unterwasserlaufkörper
  6. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "Bliss-Leavitt", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 4, p.386.
  7. ^ Beach, Edward L., Jr., Captain, USN (rtd). Run Silent, Run Deep.
  8. ^ The British called theirs the "fruit machine".
  9. ^ Beach describes it well in Run Silent, Run Deep.
  10. ^ The Attack Submarine suggests shorter patrols actually improve effectiveness.
  11. ^ NSTL achievements
  12. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 10, p.1040, "Fubuki"; Preston, Antony. Destroyers.
  13. ^ Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (Lippencott, 1975); Lockwood, Charles A., Admiral. Hellcats of the Sea.

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Sources

  • Blair, Clay. Silent Victory. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
  • Milford, Frederick J. "U.S. Navy Torpedoes: Part One--Torpedoes through the Thirties". The Submarine Review, April 1996. {quarterly publication of the Naval Submarine League, P.O. Box 1146, Annandale, VA, 22003)
  • _______. "U.S. Navy Torpedoes: Part Two--The Great Torpedo Scandal, 1941-43". The Submarine Review, October 1996.
  • _______. "U.S. Navy Torpedoes: Part Three--WW II development of conventional torpedoes 1940-1946". The Submarine Review, January 1997.
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, online.
  • O'Kane, Richard H. (1987). "Seventh Patrol", Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine. Novato, California: Presidio Press.
  • Perry, Milton F. "Infernal Machines: The story of Confederate submarine and mine warfare." Louisiana State University Press, 1985.
  • Crowley, R.O. "Confederate Torpedo Service" in The Century / Volume 56, Issue 2, The Century Company, New York, June 1898.

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