Torpedo

Author： Branfill-Cook> Roger  

Publisher： Seaforth Publishing‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781473842588

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781848322158

Subject： K History and Geography

Keyword： 历史、地理

Language： ENG

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Description

The torpedo was the greatest single game-changer in the history of naval warfare. For the first time it allowed any small, cheap torpedo-firing vessel - and by extension a small, minor navy - to threaten the largest and most powerful warships afloat. The

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Robert Fulton and his Infernal Devices,1804–1813

2 Fulton’s Legacy

3 Der Küstenbrander, the inspiration for Whitehead, and others

4 Whitehead and the Copies

5 The Serious Rivals, the Dead Ends,the Hopefuls and the Hopeless

6 The Torpedo Comes of Age

7 Aerial Torpedoes

8 The Modern Torpedo Post-Second World War

9 Spar Torpedo Boats, Drop Collars,Launch Troughs and Rails

10 Torpedo Boat Carriers

11 Above-water Torpedo Tubes

12 Underwater Tubes on Surface Ships

13 Submarine Torpedo Launching Gear

14 Torpedo Bombers and Stand-off Weapons

15 Coast Defence

16 Active Defence

17 Passive Defence

18 Modern Developments

19 Torpedo Attack Tactics

20 Early Torpedo Actions

21 The Great War

22 The Second World War – The North Sea,Mediterranean and Atlantic

23 The Second World War– The Pacific

24 Post-Second World War

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix : Specifications for Service Torpedoes

Index

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