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List Of Torpedoes
__NOTOC__ The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present. See also * List of lists of weapons Notes References * Boyne, Walter J. ''Clash of Titans.'' (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. . * Samuel Eliot Morison, Morison, Samuel Eliot. ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War Two.'' 1984 edition, Volume 3. Little, Brown, and Company. * {{cite magazine, author=Kurak, Steve, magazine=US Naval Institute Proceedings, title=The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory , url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1966/september/professional-notes-notebook-and-progress , publisher=United States Naval Institute Proceedings , date=September 1966 "Torpedo History" Geoff Kirby (1972) Torpedoes, * Lists of weapons, Torpedoes by name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, such a device was called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo; colloquially, a ''fish''. The term ''torpedo'' originally applied to a variety of devices, most of which would today be called mines. From about 1900, ''torpedo'' has been used strictly to designate a self-propelled underwater explosive device. While the 19th-century battleship had evolved primarily with a view to engagements between armored warships with large-caliber guns, the invention and refinement of torpedoes from the 1860s onwards allowed small torpedo boats and other lighter surface vessels, submarines/submersibles, even improvised fishing boats or frogmen, and later light aircraft, to destroy large ships without the need of large guns, though somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K731 White Shark
K731 White Shark () heavy torpedo is a submarine-launched torpedo developed by the Republic of Korea Navy in 2004. Production was delayed for a year after a program error in the guidance system resulted in 2 failed tests in 2003. This glitch was fixed while developing the lighter-weight Blue Shark torpedo. Production cost for each torpedo is at about 950 million won (US$790,000). See also * K745 Blue Shark * K745A1 Red Shark * K761 Tiger Shark * Republic of Korea Navy * List of torpedoes __NOTOC__ The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present. See also * List of lists of weapons Notes References * Boyne, Walter J. ''Clash of Titans.'' (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. . * Samuel Elio ... * List of torpedoes by country References Torpedoes of South Korea Military equipment introduced in the 2000s ADD research and development projects {{SouthKorea-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polymer-bonded Explosive
Polymer-bonded explosives, also called PBX or plastic-bonded explosives, are explosive materials in which explosive powder is bound together in a matrix using small quantities (typically 5–10% by weight) of a synthetic polymer. PBXs are normally used for explosive materials that are not easily melted into a casting, or are otherwise difficult to form. PBX was first developed in 1952 at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as RDX embedded in polystyrene with diisooctyl phthalate (DEHP) plasticizer. HMX compositions with teflon-based binders were developed in 1960s and 1970s for gun shells and for Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) seismic experiments, although the latter experiments are usually cited as using hexanitrostilbene (HNS). Potential advantages Polymer-bonded explosives have several potential advantages: * If the polymer matrix is an elastomer (rubbery material), it tends to absorb shocks, making the PBX very insensitive to accidental detonation, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAPTOR Mine
The Mark 60 CAPTOR (Encapsulated Torpedo) is the United States' only deep-water anti-submarine naval mine A naval mine is a self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel mine, anti-personnel and other land mines, and unlike purpose launched naval depth charges, they are .... It uses a Mark 46 torpedo contained in an aluminum shell that is anchored to the ocean floor. The mine can be placed by either aircraft, submarine or surface vessel. The torpedo, once placed, can last anywhere from weeks to months underwater. The original production contract of the CAPTOR mine was awarded to Goodyear Aerospace in 1972, and entered service in 1979. It was hoped to reduce minefield costs and used in the creation of a barrier of the " Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap to interrupt Soviet submarines in the event that deterrence failed." The mine uses Reliable Acoustic Path (RAP) sound propagation to passivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C45 Torpedo
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C43 Torpedo
Yu-5 (鱼-5) torpedo is the first wire-guided torpedo developed by China. It is an ASW torpedo designed for conventional diesel-electric submarines. It is often erroneously referred as the Chinese copy of Soviet TEST-71 torpedo, which is incorrect as the Soviet torpedo was developed in 1971 and its successor TEST-71MKE was developed in 1977, at the worst time of Sino-Soviet split. With Yu-5 entering Chinese service in 1989, it was simply impossible to acquire any technologies of Soviet TEST-71 torpedo, which was not purchased by China until 1993, four years after the Yu-5 torpedo had already entered service. The Yu-5 is not a product of indigenous development and is based largely upon previous Soviet and American designs, with much of the propulsion system being derived from the American Mark 46 lightweight torpedo. Development China had begun to explore the wire guidance technology for torpedoes in the early 1960s but due to the political turmoil in China, the research stopped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C35 Torpedo
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Brennan Torpedo
The Brennan torpedo was a torpedo patented by Irish Australian, Irish-born Australian inventor Louis Brennan in 1877. It was propelled by two contra-rotating propellers that were spun by rapidly pulling out wires from drums wound inside the torpedo. Differential speed on the wires connected to the shore station allowed the torpedo to be guided to its target, up to away, at speeds of up to . The Brennan torpedo is often claimed as the world's first guided missile, but guided torpedoes invented by John Ericsson, John Louis Lay, and Victor von Scheliha all predate it; however, Brennan's torpedo was much simpler in its concept and worked over an acceptable range at a satisfactory speed so it might be more accurate to call it the world's first ''practical'' guided missile. Description The Brennan torpedo was similar in appearance to more modern ones, apart from having a flattened oval cross-section instead of a circular one. It was designed to run at a consistent depth of , and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Shark Torpedo
The Black Shark is a heavyweight torpedo developed by WASS of Italy. Development Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Italy developed the Black Shark torpedo as an evolution of the A184, with more advanced electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) abilities and sonar. The advancements in electric motor design and battery allowed an increase in both range and speed. Features The Black Shark torpedo offers fiberoptic wire for increased bandwidth and signal processing ability compared to copper wire-guided torpedo types. The sonar capability include non-doppler shifted target discrimination and multi-frequency capability that features advanced spatial and angular analysis abilities. The design goal for the torpedo was 300% improvement of passive acquisition and 200% active acquisition with its sonar system. The brushless motor design coupled with the aluminum-silver oxide (Al-AgO) battery gives the system a top speed , and a range of , performance envelope. Like all other battery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
