Torpedo - Suirai

Japanese: 水雷 - すいらい
Torpedo - Suirai

A general term for underwater destructive weapons designed to destroy or sink enemy ships by detonating a large amount of explosives underwater. There are fish-shaped torpedoes (torpedoes) that have a propulsion system and move underwater using an autopilot device, and explode when they come into contact with or are detected by an enemy ship; mechanical torpedoes (sea mines) that are laid underwater and explode when a ship comes into contact with or is detected by them; and underwater depth charges for attacking submarines that are dropped underwater and explode when they reach a certain depth.

[Yasuo Abe]

[Reference items] | Torpedoes|Sea mines | Depth charges

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

水中で大量の爆薬を爆発させ敵艦船を破壊または沈没せしめることを目的とする水中破壊兵器の総称。水雷には、推進機関を備え自動操縦装置により水中を進み敵艦船に接触あるいは感応すると爆発する魚形水雷(魚雷)、水中に敷設し艦船が接触あるいは感応すると爆発する機械水雷(機雷)、水中に投下し一定深度に達すると爆発する潜水艦攻撃用の水中爆雷がある。

[阿部安雄]

[参照項目] | 魚雷 | 機雷 | 爆雷

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