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[[File:Torpedo.jpg|right|thumb|Torpedo System]]
 
[[File:Torpedo.jpg|right|thumb|Torpedo System]]
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
A '''Torpedo''' system is a standard [[Long Range Missile]] or [[Short Range Missile]] launcher that has been modified to fire its missiles through water rather than air. They are typically used by submarines and other naval vessels to attack targets that are underwater. Only torpedo launchers may fire torpedoes.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 231</ref>
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A '''Torpedo''' system is a standard [[Long Range Missile]] or [[Short Range Missile]] launcher that has been modified to fire its missiles through water rather than air. They are typically used by submarines and other naval vessels to attack targets that are underwater.
  
 
They're identical in every way to their more common cousins, but they must be fired from or into Depth 1 or greater water, and they must stay in Depth 1 or greater water as they make their way to their target.<ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 138</ref>
 
They're identical in every way to their more common cousins, but they must be fired from or into Depth 1 or greater water, and they must stay in Depth 1 or greater water as they make their way to their target.<ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 138</ref>
  
No [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] or [[Narc Missile Beacon|Narc]] versions of torpedoes are known to exist. An [[Artemis IV FCS]] could be used with a torpedo launcher.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 207</ref> One shot versions of torpedoes are also available.<ref name=tm230>''TechManual'', p. 230</ref>
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No [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] or [[Narc Missile Beacon|Narc]] versions of torpedoes are known to exist. No known special munition types are known to exist for torpedo launchers either. An [[Artemis IV FCS]] could be used with a torpedo launcher.
  
The only known special munitions for torpedoes are Harpoon SRMs.<ref name=tm230/>
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== References ==
 
 
==References==
 
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[TechManual]]''
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*''[[Total Warfare]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Missile Weapons]]
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