Does A Torpedo Have To Hit A Ship To Sink It?

Naval combat seems complicated enough, but if torpedoes have to directly impact their target to do damage, it'd be even harder. Do they require accuracy?

That Torpedo That Sank Iran Ship: Old Tech, Hard To Defend Against

Old Tech, Hard To Defend Against. A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people. The submarine struck the ship with a torpedo, U ...
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Putin has tested his nuclear ‘doomsday’ torpedo – here’s how worried we should be

Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered super-torpedo, dubbed the “doomsday machine”, which it claims could create radioactive tsunamis capable of ...

A US submarine just sank an Iranian warship. Here’s how they did it

A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people. The submarine struck the ship with a torpedo, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...
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After the Burevestnik missile, Russia now tests the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo — what are its features and how deadly is it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow has successfully tested its most secretive nuclear-powered underwater drone, the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo. This “doomsday” weapon, designed to ...