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DEFINITION:
“IT IS A SMALL CREWLESS, UNDER SEA CRAFT, SELF PROPELLED AND SELF STEERED
IT IS EXPLOSIVE WHICH IS ARRANGED TO DETONATE IN CONTACT WITH OR IN THE PROPER PROXIMITY OF ITS TARGET.”
TORPEDO EVOLUTION IN THE PAST
FIRST TORPEDO MADE IN 1866.
FIRST THERMAL TORPEDO MADE IN 1900.
LATER ON GERMANS DEVELOPED ELECTRIC TORPEDO.
DEMAND FOR FASTER MOVING TORPEDOES GREW WITH INCREASE IN SHIP’S.
INTRODUCTION
MOST POTENT UNDER WATER WEAPON
DEPLOYED FROM SHIP, SUBMARINE, AIRCRAFT
PLAYED DECISIVE ROLE DURING WW-I & II
MAJORITY OF TRADE THROUGH SEA HENCE VITAL ROLE IN FUTURE WARFARE
TORPEDO LAUNCH
SHIP LAUNCH
A SHIP CAN HAVE EITHER HEAVY WEIGHT TORPEDO LAUNCHER OR LIGHT WEIGHT TORPEDO LAUNCHER
AIR LAUNCH
TORPEDO IS CARRIED
UNDER THE BOMB BAY OF THE LRMP
ON THE WINGS OF FIGHTER
SIDES OF THE HELICOPTER
SUBMARINE LAUNCH
DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AND CONFINED SPACE IMPULSE CTGES ARE NOT USED
TORPEDO VS MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
MEDIUM
AIR
WATER PRESSURE
NOISE
SPEED
WAVES
TORPEDO PROPULSION
ELECTRICAL TORPEDO SECTIONSWITH WIRE SPOOL
ADVANTAGES
LIGHT WEIGHT COMPARE TO THERMAL PROPULSION
LOW SELF NOISE
CHANGE OF SPEED POSSIBLE
EASY MAINTENANCE
DIS-ADVANTAGES
LOW SPEED COMPARE TO THERMAL PROPULSION
HIGH COST OF PRACTICE FIRINGS
THERMAL PROPULSION
ADVANTAGES
HIGH POWER & HIGH SPEED (UP TO > 50 KTS)
CHEAP FUEL THUS LOW COST OF PRACTICE FIRINGS
DIS-ADVANTAGES
HIGH SELF NOISE
CHANGE OF SPEED NOT POSSIBLE
SPEED IS AFFECTED BY DEPTH OF OPERATIONS
MORE WEIGHT COMPARE TO ELECTRIC PROPULSION