From 1946, the US Navy officially discarded its separate designations for dive and torpedo bombers, and introduced a single "Attack" designation, similar to that already used by the USAAF. The kankō at Pearl Harbor had three times the bomb capacity of the dive bomber. By 1881, nearly 1,500 torpedoes had been produced. Detonation can be triggered by direct contact with the target or by a proximity fuze incorporating sonar and/or magnetic sensors. Naval strategy at the time was to use torpedoes, launched from submarines or warships, against enemy warships in a fleet action on the high seas. The first landplane specifically designed as a torpedo bomber was the Hawker Horsley. Yamato and her sister the Musashi were the largest, most powerful battleships in the world. During the war, Germany experimented with hydrogen peroxide for the same purpose. [30] Germany disrupted the supply lines to Britain largely by use of submarine torpedoes, though submarines also extensively used guns. [47] Submarine commanders were still expected to be able to calculate a firing solution by hand as a backup against mechanical failure, and because many submarines existing at the start of the war were not equipped with a TDC; most could keep the "picture" in their heads and do much of the calculations (simple trigonometry) mentally, from extensive training.[46]. The major torpedoes in the United States Navy inventory are: This article is about the self-propelled weapon. However, the British government refused to purchase the invention, stating they did not wish to "introduce into naval warfare a system that would give great advantage to weaker maritime nations". A badly shaken ship usually sinks quickly, with hundreds, or even thousands of small leaks all over the ship and no way to power the pumps. Captain Lumley Lyster of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious proposed that his Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers could launch a night attack against Taranto. They were an important element in many famous Second World War battles, notably the British attack at Taranto, the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Its lead-acid rechargeable battery was sensitive to shock, required frequent maintenance before use, and required preheating for best performance. Usually only created by contact detonation, direct damage is a hole blown in the ship. The first of Whitehead's torpedoes had a single propeller and needed a large vane to stop it spinning about its longitudinal axis. Multi-role designs were often adapted from either: single-engined, carrier-based dive-bombers like the Aichi B7A Ryusei, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and Fairey Barracuda, or; land-based twin-engined light bombers/attack aircraft, such as the Bristol Beaufighter, Douglas A-20C (Boston IIIA), Junkers Ju 88, and Tupolev Tu-2. Modern submarine bows are usually occupied by a large sonar array, necessitating midships tubes angled outward, while stern tubes have largely disappeared. Without the weight of the torpedo Dacre was able to take off and return to Ben-My-Chree.[29]. A simpler system was introduced by the British Royal Gun factory in 1908. Damage and confusion caused by torpedo attacks were instrumental[original research?] The success of these experiments led to the construction of the first purpose-built operational torpedo aircraft, the Short Type 184, built from 1915. The bubble then collapses in on itself, forcing a high-speed stream of water into the breach which can destroy bulkheads and machinery in its path. Modern torpedoes use a variety of propellants, including electric batteries (as with the French F21 torpedo), monopropellants (e.g., Otto fuel II as with the US Mark 48 torpedo), and bipropellants (e.g., hydrogen peroxide plus kerosene as with the Swedish Torped 62, sulfur hexafluoride plus lithium as with the US Mark 50 torpedo, or Otto fuel II plus hydroxyl ammonium perchlorate as with the British Spearfish torpedo). Peattie. Versions for aircraft and assisted launching have sometimes been based on deck or tube launched versions, and there has been at least one case of a submarine torpedo tube being designed to fire an aircraft torpedo. Prototypes were built by John Ericsson, John Louis Lay, and Victor von Scheliha, but the first practical guided missile was patented by Louis Brennan, an emigre to Australia, in 1877. His formation colleague, Flight Lieutenant G B Dacre, was forced to land on the water owing to engine trouble but, seeing an enemy tug close by, taxied up to it and released his torpedo, sinking the tug. These were used on an ad hoc basis during the early modern period up to the late 19th century. The crew referred the decision to the skipper, who deftly dodged anti-aircraft fire and 18-inch shell splashes from the Yamato's big guns to release their torpedo. A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. These were either aligned to fire forward or at an offset angle from the centerline. The first boat designed to fire the self-propelled Whitehead torpedo was HMS Lightning, completed in 1877. In practice, this kind of attack was difficult to coordinate and therefore extremely rare. A drawing of a Nakajima B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber aircraft, 1936, Japan. ... Japanese Aircraft, 1910–1941. In another early use of the torpedo, the Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada was sunk on 23 April 1891 by a self-propelled torpedo from gunboat Almirante Lynch, during the Chilean Civil War of 1891, becoming the first ironclad warship sunk by this weapon. By the beginning of the Second World War, aircraft technology had increased to the extent that specialised torpedo bombers were no longer necessary. [50] A later version tested in the 1930s was claimed to have an effective range of 6 miles (9.7 km).[51]. The world`s great bombers. Doll. Possibly a torpedo had hit the fuel storage. Fitted with an aircraft hangar, Ben-my-Chree was used to carry up to six biplanes with their wings folded back to reduce carrying space. When the rival Sopwith Special, designed from the outset as a torpedo bomber, failed to lift its payload off the water, Shorts converted the Type 81 to carry torpedoes in July 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War. Initially, Japan purchased both ships and aircraft from Britain, as the Imperial Japanese Navy modelled itself on the Royal Navy. Nuclear torpedoes have also been developed, e.g. Originally, Whitehead torpedoes were intended for launch underwater and the firm was upset when they found out the British were launching them above water, as they considered their torpedoes too delicate for this. Buell, Thomas B. A second squadron, this time of Mitsubishi G4M Betty torpedo bombers, now attacked both ships. in beating back a superior Japanese force of battleships and cruisers. Some carried bombs and flares, but the main force carried torpedoes. 1990. In the United States Navy (USN), there was an extended wrangle over the problems plaguing the Mark 14 torpedo (and its Mark 6 exploder). Control surfaces are essential for a torpedo to maintain its course and depth. "Bliss-Leavitt", in. On 12 August 1915, a Royal Naval Air Service Short 184 floatplane torpedo bomber sank a Turkish merchantman in the Sea of Marmara. Stephen Martin: Grove, Eric Ed 1988. The Japanese thought that was unfair, and Yamamoto’s desire to build a fleet of very-long-range torpedo bombers—no aircraft carriers needed—was in part a way to circumvent the Washington treaty: If we can’t build floating warships, let’s build flying warships. John Ericsson invented an electrically propelled torpedo in 1873, it was powered by a cable from an external power source, as batteries of the time had insufficient capacity. As in the attack on Lützow, the Beaufort was mistaken for a Junkers Ju 88, and Aldridge hit Trento with his torpedo; the ship was eventually finished off by the submarine HMS Umbra (P35), which was close by.[10]. As in all munition design, there is a compromise between standardisation, which simplifies manufacture and logistics, and specialisation, which may make the weapon significantly more effective. Torpedoes that don't use supercavitation, such as the American Mark 48 and British Spearfish, are limited to under 100 kn (120 mph; 190 km/h), though manufacturers and the military don't always release exact figures. In naval usage, the American Robert Fulton introduced the name to refer to a towed gunpowder charge used by his French submarine Nautilus (first tested in 1800) to demonstrate that it could sink warships. The Americans first had to get close enough to Japan to bomb it. This allowed for the possibility of a small and fast ship that could attack the battleships, at a much lower cost. At this time torpedo attacks were still very close range and very dangerous to the attackers. However, the radically differing requirements of these two roles created design constraints that made it difficult for a single design to excel at both. The torpedo struck where the outer port propeller shaft exited the hull and Prince of Wales took on 2,400 t (2,400 long tons; 2,600 short tons) of water through a ruptured stern gland. Torpedo Squadron 3 (from Yorktown) then followed the same routine, despite VT-3 having six Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter escorts. The British later established a Torpedo Experimental Establishment at HMS Vernon and a production facility at the Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock in 1910. The torpedoes were adapted with wire cables attached to their nose and wooden fins at their tail to slow their fall and make a shallow impact with the water, which was only 39 ft (12 m) deep. The torpedoes used by the World War II Kriegsmarine included: The torpedoes used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (World War II) included: Modern Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: Torpedoes used by the Royal Canadian Navy include: The torpedoes used by the Royal Navy include: Torpedoes used by the Russian Navy include: In April 2015, the Fizik (UGST) heat-seeking torpedo entered service to replace the wake-homing USET-80 developed in the 1980s[66][67] and the next-gen Futlyar entered service in 2017.[68][66][69]. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a design team headed by James Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The United States had an electric design, the Mark 18, largely copied from the German torpedo (although with improved batteries), as well as FIDO, an air-dropped acoustic homing torpedo for anti-submarine use. Aerial torpedoes may be carried by fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters or missiles. At that time, the Royal Navy was the only force in the world with this capability. In 1864, Luppis presented Whitehead with the plans of the Salvacoste ("Coastsaver"), a floating weapon driven by ropes from the land that had been dismissed by the naval authorities due to the impractical steering and propulsion mechanisms. Some postwar jet aircraft (such as the Ilyushin Il-28T) were adapted as torpedo bombers in the late 1940s and 1950s. Late in World War II, the U.S. adopted a 16 in (41 cm) homing torpedo (known as "Cutie") for use against escorts. If conditions are right and the bubble collapses onto the ship's hull, the damage to the ship can be extremely serious; the collapsing bubble forms a high-energy jet that can break a metre-wide hole straight through the ship, flooding one or more compartments, and is capable of breaking smaller ships apart. External tubes offered a cheap and easy way of increasing torpedo capacity without radical redesign, something neither had time or resources to do prior to, or early in, the war. Caxton. Many classes of surface ships, submarines, and aircraft were armed with torpedoes. The drums connected via a differential gear to twin contra-rotating propellers. Torpedoes may be aimed at the target and fired unguided, similarly to a traditional artillery shell, or they may be guided onto the target. In World War II the Germans introduced programmable pattern-running torpedoes, which would run a predetermined pattern until they either ran out of fuel, or hit something. To minimise noise, today's torpedoes often use pump-jets. After the Austrian government decided to invest in the invention, Whitehead started the first torpedo factory in Rijeka. However, two torpedoes hit the Bismarck, one of which jammed the rudder leaving the ship without proper directional control. The torpedo would be set to run at a depth just beneath the ship, relying on a magnetic exploder to activate at the appropriate time. Mark R. Sunburst: the rise of Japanese naval air power 1909-41: Naval Institute Press 1991: Stephen, Martin: Sea battles in close-up Shepperton, England. A number of experimental rocket-propelled torpedoes were tried soon after Whitehead's invention but were not successful. At night the mast had a small light, only visible from the rear. The torpedoes in use during the early 20th century travelled under water at about 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) – a speed easily matched by destroyers and even fast battleships which could make 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). (U.S. Navy) When the gas bubble collapses, the hull will tend to fall into the void in the water, creating a sagging effect. The report strongly recommended that an improved model be built at government expense. This drawback was remedied by heating the air with seawater before it was fed to the engine, which increased engine performance further, because the air expanded even more after heating. Layman R.D. Among the crew, fragmentation wounds are the most common form of injury. At Guadalcanal, Avengers from the Navy and Marine Corps finished off the battleship Hiei, which had been damaged the night before. [36] Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology until the 1960s,[37] various spread-spectrum techniques are incorporated into Bluetooth technology and are similar to methods used in legacy versions of Wi-Fi. Goodall, Mike. [33] The Type 91 had an advanced PID controller and jettisonable, wooden Kyoban aerial stabilizing surfaces which released upon entering the water, making it a formidable anti-ship weapon; Nazi Germany considered manufacturing it as the Luftorpedo LT 850 after August 1942.[34]. The Howell had the advantage of not leaving a trail of bubbles behind it, unlike compressed air torpedoes. The Type 91 torpedo was considerably more capable than any others in the world at that time, being very fast and reliable, as well as allowing a much higher launch speed from a much greater altitude than other types. Modern torpedoes use an umbilical wire, which nowadays allows the computer processing-power of the submarine or ship to be used. The B-29A-BN Superfortress is a rank IV American bomber with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB/RB/SB). The use of multiple torpedoes to engage single targets depletes torpedo supplies and greatly reduces a submarine's combat endurance. 75. [28], On 17 August 1915 Flight Commander Edmonds torpedoed and sank an Ottoman transport ship a few miles north of the Dardanelles. Royal Navy (RN) representatives visited Rijeka for a demonstration in late 1869, and in 1870 a batch of torpedoes was ordered. Torpedoes were used by the Russian Empire during the Crimean War in 1855 against British warships in the Gulf of Finland. The Yorktown lost ten planes and twelve aircrew. When taken in reference to ship hull plating, the term "hull shock factor" (HSF) is used, while keel damage is termed "keel shock factor" (KSF). The term torpedo originally applied to a variety of devices, most of which would today be called mines. England. The experimental G7es, an enhancement of the G7e, used primary cells. The two prototype aircraft were embarked upon HMS Ben-my-Chree, which sailed for the Aegean on 21 March 1915 to take part in the Gallipoli campaign. This configuration was favoured by the US Navy, in particular, and included the Martin AM Mauler and Douglas A-1 Skyraider, both of which could carry up to three torpedoes. Fulton then concentrated on developing the torpedo independent of a submarine deployment. [3], The British Admiralty ordered the Short Admiralty Type 81 biplane floatplane as a reconnaissance aircraft. Electric propulsion systems avoided tell-tale bubbles. In 1906 Whitehead built torpedoes that could cover nearly 1,000 metres (1,100 yd) at an average speed of 35 knots (65 km/h). On 7 May 1942, Devastators sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō in the Battle of the Coral Sea, but failed to sink the aircraft carrier Shōkaku the next day. These are now closed. This basic launch system continues to be used today with improved torpedoes and fire control systems. The side of the bubble which is against the hull rips away the external plating creating a large breach. It was slower and had shorter range than the conventional G7a, but was wakeless and much cheaper. They used an "anvil attack", in which two groups of torpedo planes approached the target ship's bow from behind at an angle of about 45 degrees,[clarification needed] one on each side of the ship. During the American Civil War, the term torpedo was used for what is today called a contact mine, floating on or below the water surface using an air-filled demijohn or similar flotation device. In the early hours of 13 June 1941, two Beauforts found the German cruiser Lützow off Norway. [10], The torpedo attained a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) using a wire 1.0 millimetre (0.04 in) in diameter but later this was changed to 1.8 mm (0.07 in) to increase the speed to 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). A crewman photographed the explosion, in which debris rose to their altitude of 300 feet (91 m). While some torpedo fighters were put into production, such as the Fiat G.55S and Blackburn Firebrand, they seldom launched torpedoes at enemy ships. Further development languished as Fulton focused on his "steam-boat matters". [22] Fiske reported in 1915 that, using this method, enemy fleets could be attacked within their own harbors if there was enough room for the torpedo track. Action continued in the Pacific, where the last notable torpedo bomber attack took place on 7 April 1945. Because of explosions they abandoned the experiments but resumed them in 1926 and by 1933 had a working torpedo. The Story Behind a Unique Aircraft The Nakajima B5N2 – Allied reporting-name ‘Kate’ – was the sole shipboard torpedo-bomber of the Japanese Navy at the start of the Pacific War. Japan banked on the Kentai Kessen as their war strategy with no forethought as to the catastrophic ramifications if that didn't work. 72 and No. When the prototype built by J. Samuel White from the Isle of Wight first flew in June 1916, it was found to be too heavy and its float struts too weak for operations. Remaining orders were cancelled.[6]. Roskill. The Howell torpedo was the only United States Navy model until Whitehead torpedoes produced by Bliss and Williams entered service in 1894. Torpedoes were very complicated weapons and were prone to damage when landing on water, especially on a wave; they were ideally aimed at the bottom of a wave, but this was difficult to achieve in practice. A homing torpedo also needs to be able to outmanoeuvre a target. Although lightweight torpedoes are fairly easily handled, the transport and handling of heavyweight ones is difficult, especially in the small space of a submarine. This effect is likely to prove less catastrophic on a much larger hull, for instance that of an aircraft carrier. In 1871, the British Admiralty paid Whitehead £15,000 for certain of his developments and production started at the Royal Laboratories in Woolwich the following year. The Fairey Swordfish flew first in 1934, the Douglas TBD Devastator and Mitsubishi G3M (Nell) in 1935 and the Nakajima B5N (Kate) and Bristol Beaufort a year after that. For example, in 1275, Arab engineer Hasan al-Rammah – who worked as a military scientist for the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt – wrote that it might be possible to create a projectile resembling "an egg", which propelled itself through water, whilst carrying "fire". [1], In modern language, a "torpedo" is an underwater self-propelled explosive, but historically, the term also applied to primitive naval mines. Faced with such an attack, the prudent thing for a target to do was to turn so as to parallel the course of the incoming torpedo and steam away from the torpedoes and the firer, allowing the relatively short range torpedoes to use up their fuel. The Nordfelt torpedo was also electrically powered and was steered by impulses down a trailing wire. [30] Two Royal Italian Navy torpedo boats scored a success against an Austrian-Hungarian squadron, sinking the battleship SMS Szent István with two torpedoes. National Archive in WO32/6064 In minute to Director of Artillery from Inspector General of Fortifications. Mrazek, Robert, "A Dawn Like Thunder", testimony from surviving pilots, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torpedo_bomber&oldid=1012603718, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from June 2010, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015, Articles needing additional references from February 2012, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from April 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 March 2021, at 08:48. 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