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Torpedoes can be airdropped, or fired from above-water tubes on surface vessels. In fact, many of the first locomotive torpedoes were fired from surface vessels.
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What is a self-propelled missile launched from a submarine called?
Torpedo
Can a man be fired from a torpedo tube?
no because torpedos are self propelled, people are too but the are to slow to be "launched" from a torpedo tube.
What is another word for self propelled missile launched from a submarine?
Torpedo
How do submarines shoot in water?
It depends on the weapon (torpedo, missile, mine, or vertical launched missile) but the 2 primary methods are water impulse ejection (torpedoes, torpedo tube launched missiles, mines) and air ejection (vertical launched missiles). Torpedoes also have the ability to swim out (engine startup in the tube) from the torpedo tube if the impulse ejection system is down.The water impulse system is pretty simple; the tube at the breach end is connected via another vertical tube to a water reservoir that has a piston ram. When high pressure air is dumped from a flask directly into the air side of the piston, it instantly moves the piston ram, forcing the water on the other side of it out of the open tube, ejecting the weapon along with it.For vertical launched weapons, it's simply a high pressure air bubble that ejects the missile; the rocket motor doesn't actually fire until the weapon clears the ocean surface.
What is a torpedo launcher called?
Torpedoes were originally launched from torpedo boats in the 1870s. Although TBs were still used, by the Russo-Japanese War of 1904, Torpedo Boat Destroyers (TBDs) were more effective in launching torpedoes; as well as destroying TBs. Which is why they were called "destroyers", because they originally were designed to "destroy (kill)" torpedo boats.
Do submarines kill people?
Actually the submarine will not kill any one, but the rockets and torpedo launched from the submarine kill the people.
What started the Russo-Japanese war and how long did it last?
IJN Torpedo Boat Destroyers went into Port Arthur and launched a night time torpedo attack against the anchored Russian battleships in February 1904.
How does a ship fire a torpedo?
Original Answer: A burst of compressed air forces the torpedo out of the tube. Then the torpedo's motor starts up and drives it in search of the enemy. Improved Answer: While the above isn't wrong it's not accurate either. Air is used in most delivery systems, but just releasing compressed air behind the torpedo inside the tube is inefficient and very noisy. Most submarines utilize a system of two cylinders connected by a common tail rod. Air is released into one cylinder sending the plunger and adjoining rod rapidly to the other end of the cylinder. This force is transferred through the common tail rod to the water cylinder which in preparing the weapon battery is opened to sea on one side and to the rear of the torpedo tube on the other. When the water cylinder's plunger moves with the air cylinder it forces water into the tube ejecting the torpedo. This is a more efficient use of energy and can be done very covertly by experienced crews who take good care of their submarine. Since a submarine's key defensive is its stealth, this is a critical aspect of submarine warfare.
What is a warshot torpedo?
A warshot torpedo is a fully armed and operational torpedo that is ready to be fired at an enemy target during wartime. It is designed to cause maximum damage and destruction upon impact. Warshot torpedoes play a crucial role in naval warfare, particularly in submarine operations.
What were the specific contributions of the attack at Pearl Harbor?
Mini-Subs launched from mother ships; dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighters.
What is a self propelled missile launched from a submarine?
The modern definition of a torpedo is a self-propelled underwater missile. (see related question)
Impact of torpedo on navy battles?
Prior to atomic weapons, the torpedo was the deadliest naval weapon available. It was torpedoes launched from IJN Destroyers that finished off the Russian flagship (battleship Kniaz Suvorov=Prince Suvorov) at the Battle of Tsushima in 1905. As a US torpedo bomber pilot said during WWII, "if ya wanna fill a warship with air ya use bombs, if ya wanna fill em with water, ya use torpedoes! And water sinks ships, not air!"
