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Torpedo boat destroyer
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A warship designed to be fast enough to catch torpedo boats, with armament to destroy them. forerunner of the destroyer. torpedo juice:world war ii usn slang for a potent drink distilled from the alcohol drained from torpedoes.
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Forerunner, английский
- A precursor, an avant-courier.
- [1] a small piece of red bunting set into a logline before the first knot, thus allowing some 12–14 fathoms (70–85 feet) to run out and clear the ship’s deadwater before estimating its speed. [2] one of a series of long low swells which sometimes presage a storm. [3] a portent or omen.
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Torpedo mine, английский
A deep-water bottom-moored lightweight torpedo launcher, equipped with an acoustic recognition system capable of differentiating surface craft and friendly submarines from hostile submersibles. the weapon lies dormant until one of the latter is detected, when it is launched from its capsule to follow a circular search pattern using active sonar to home in on the target. the usn version is called captor. see also mine (naval).
Torpedo belt, английский
See armor belt.
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