0
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.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe most common slang term for a torpedo that's been shot (proper term, btw) is a Fish. While it doesn't have much bearing on modern torpedoes, it was applied to older torpedoes since they typically ran at shallow depths and could be seen just under the surface of the water as they approached a target. Their reflection and appearance was similar to a large fish swimming near the surface.
As I indicated the term "shot" is the proper term for a torpedo launched from a submarine. The word "fire" is used in clueless Hollywood movies, since "fire" means only one thing aboard a submarine - and it has nothing to do with shooting torpedoes.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agowell you flip the switch which says torpedo then woooooosh off it goes
A torpedo is not "shot" from a submarine; it is launched. The torpedo is in the torpedo tube, compressed air is used to launch the torpedo out of the tube at speed; as the torpedo exits the tube its' own propulsion (motors) start and propel the torpedo to the target.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agotorpedo's are launched from a torpedo launcher on the deck of a surface warship by conpressed air to witch they fall into the water and start there trip to there target
and you can also place torpedoes on missiles for greater range...
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the ship bomb called?
A torpedo.
What was the name of the cruise ship that go hit by a torpedo?
That was the Lucitania.
What made the Torpedo Bombers obsolete?
Anti-Ship Missiles
In 1968 what Uss ship was captured by a North Corean torpedo boat?
USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering ship.
What the ship will do when the torpedo hits?
If the torpedo detonates, most ships will sink. Some ships have torpedo belts, which are basically empty compartments near the waterline. Even a large hole in the hull can be treated by a trained crew in a well-designed ship. If the explosion is near the engine or ammo compartments, the ship is probably doomed. Tankers carrying fuel or chemicals stand little chance against torpedo impacts, and the crew survival rate is dismal.
Where are torpedoes stored on a ship?
Russian torpedo boat destroyers stored their torpedoes in their torpedo tubes on deck during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.
How do you use the word submarine in a sentence?
"The submarine fired a torpedo at the large ship."
Why did Germany sank the Lusitania off southern coast of Ireland?
It was an enemy ship and it was carrying munitions. When it was hit by a torpedo, some of those munitions are thought to have exploded causing more damage and hastening the sinking of the ship.
Who invented the torpedo boat?
The torpedo boat is a type of naval ship. They were created to counter battleships. These boats were created by a commission placed by Australian naval officer.
What made nagasaki important?
Nagasaki was targeted because they had a torpedo factory there and a ship building factory.
Do torpedoes have a bigger explosion than a canonball?
Yes, much bigger. Explosive cannonballs were very destructive for their day, but a torpedo uses more powerful explosive, and more of it. Furthermore, since a torpedo explodes underwater, the effect of the explosion is magnified. It usually took many cannonballs to sink a ship in the days when cannonballs were used, but often only a single torpedo was needed to sink a ship because it blows a huge hole in the side of the ship.
Did Kennedy have his own ship?
He was the commander of a Patrol Torpedo ship, PT-109, during World War II. After he died, they named an aircraft carrier after him.
