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How does this steer to the target or how did torpedos hold onto the target in the era of full mechanical torpedos?
by tartoran 6y ago
How does this steer to the target or how did torpedos hold onto the target in the era of full mechanical torpedos?
- samcheng 6y agoIt just travels in a straight line. Which is a pretty significant advancement over potentially turning around at the launching ship!
- TeMPOraL 6y agoI'm guessing it doesn't. It seems unguided. As I understood the video, all that machinery is there to ensure the torpedo swims in a straight line at a given depth, automatically countering any influence that tries to push it off course.
- onemoresoop 6y agoThats why i was getting confused, I thought the same, but what would mean any influence, any current or perhaps waves? What else could stop a torpedo if not some target boat? Would a smaller boat or a swimmer be able to influence its trajectory if they were at the right time/place? Somehow doubt that. Im not very familiar with war/naval technology in general, just a basic idea of the principles and their physics
- TeMPOraL 6y agoI'd say currents, detritus, and imperfections in torpedo shape. It's hard to make an inert thing move in a straight line in water, much like it's hard to make a paper airplane that flies straight. A control system like this, however, can maintain a flat trajectory.