Difference between revisions of "Torpedo"
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Revision as of 22:47, 21 January 2009
A torpedo is a self-propelled naval missile (guided or unguided) that travels underwater to it's target. Torpedoes were first developed by Giovanni Luppis during the 1860s, although they were static devices that we would call "sea mines" today: self-propelled versions would not be invented for decades.
The word torpedo descends from a variety of electric ray.
Torpedoes in Science Fiction
In Science Fiction, the term torpedo is often used to discribe space based missiles.
- Photon Torpedo
- Proton torpedo
- Quantum Torpedo
- Transphasic Torpedo
- Gravimetric Torpedo