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• Torpedo — The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo) is a self propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to… …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo Juice — is a term used to describe an alcoholic beverage in World War II which was made from the high grain alcohol fuel used in torpedo motors and cleaning alcohol. The US Mark 14 torpedo was powered by a miniature steam engine burning ethyl alcohol… …   Wikipedia

• Air-independent propulsion — (AIP) is a term that encompasses technologies which allow a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen. The term usually excludes the use of nuclear power, and describes augmenting or replacing… …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo bomber — A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with torpedoes, but they could also carry out conventional bombings. Torpedo bombers existed almost exclusively prior to and during WWII, when they were an important player… …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo boat — A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo tube — A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes in a horizontal direction. There are two main types of torpedo tube: *Those designed to operate below water level, as fitted to submarines and some surface ships *Deck mounted torpedo launchers… …   Wikipedia

• torpedo — torpedolike, adj. /tawr pee doh/, n., pl. torpedoes, v., torpedoed, torpedoing. n. 1. a self propelled, cigar shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying …   Universalium

• Air-Sea Battle — Infobox VG| title = Air Sea Battle developer = Atari, Inc publisher = Atari, Inc designer = Larry Kaplan engine = released = flagicon|US October, 1977 genre = Fixed shooter modes = Single player, Multiplayer ratings = platforms = Atari 2600 media …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo (Marvel Comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Torpedo real name=Brock Jones species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Daredevil #126 (Oct 1975) creators=Marv Wolfman and Bob Brown alliance color=background:#c0c0ff alliances=… …   Wikipedia

• torpedo plane — ▪ military weaponry also called  torpedo bomber        aircraft designed to launch torpedoes (torpedo). In about 1910 the navies of several countries began to experiment with torpedo launching from low flying aircraft, usually seaplanes. The… …   Universalium

• Air raids on Australia, 1942–43 — Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific War, the Australian mainland, domestic airspace, offshore islands and coastal shipping were attacked at least 97 times by aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese… …   Wikipedia