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How is a torpedo fired from a submarine?
When fired, the torpedo is ejected from its tube by means of compressed air or a small charge of black powder with sufficient force to clear the firing ship. As it leaves the tube, its internal mechanisms are set in motion so that it is under its own power by the time it hits the water.
How did WW2 submarines fire torpedoes?
Submarine Torpedoes – Fleet Submarine – History of WW2 Submarines. Mark-14 torpedo on display at the U.S.S. The yellow warhead indicates a practice torpedo. At the end of the run, the water ballast in the warhead would be expelled by compressed air, bringing the torpedo to the surface, where it could be recovered.
How does a torpedo propel itself?
Thermal torpedoes use a fuel, such as OTTO Fuel II, which can be burned without an external oxygen source. A gas turbine or axial piston engine converts this fuel into torque that spins counter-rotating propellers, propelling the torpedo up to speeds in excess of 60 knots.
How deep can a submarine fire a torpedo?
It can cruise as deep at 1,640 feet beneath the surface, or as shallow as 50. The heavyweight torpedoes launched by submarines are secret, unseen, mysterious. Their universe: the dark silence of deep oceans. Their purpose: to destroy enemy subs and surface warships.
Do submarines really attack movies?
Submarine movies such as Crimson Tide and Hunter Killer use torpedo chase scenes for dramatic effect. The reality is that a torpedo maneuvering and hunting submarines that are frantically trying to evade is the least likely scenario in a modern submarine attack.
How do submarines make oxygen?
Submarines make oxygen while submerged through electrolysis. We breathe the oxygen obtained and pump the excess hydrogen overboard. I actually have never heard it called the bomb on any of my boats, but a friend of mine referred to it that way one time and said that on all his boats that’s what they called it.
How do submarines engage each other in combat?
A common event observed in naval exercises is two submarines passing within a few hundred meters of each other, detecting each other at the same time, and racing to get a shot off before the other. The other type of engagement is when one sub detects the other sooner, and often at range, resulting in a first shot, first kill.
What is a Kill Box on a submarine?
The submarine’s fire control system has given the weapon digital boundaries, or a “kill box.” These boundaries are designed to prevent the weapon from attacking the firing platform or any other target outside the designated area.