A homing torpedo also needs to be able to out-manoeuvre a target.
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The first successful homing torpedo was introduced by the German Navy for use by its U-boat arm against Allied shipping.
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The weapons available to airships were so limited that until the advent of the homing torpedo they had little chance of sinking a submarine.
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Such weapons still have utility today and are in limited use, particularly for shallow-water situations where a homing torpedo may not be suitable.
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With the development of the homing torpedo, better sonar systems, and nuclear propulsion, submarines also became able to effectively hunt each other.
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Investigators said evidence overwhelmingly proves North Korea fired a homing torpedo that caused a massive underwater blast that tore the Cheonan into two on March 26.
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An international team of civilian and military investigators said in a report Thursday that a North Korean submarine fired a homing torpedo at the ship, ripping it in two.
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After WWII, with the development of the homing torpedo, better sonar systems, and nuclear propulsion, submarines also became able to hunt each other effectively.
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The torpedo, a CHT-02D, had an acoustic homing system, meaning that it used audio signals to find a target.