An aerial torpedo is a torpedo launched from an aircraft into the water, after which the weapon propels itself to the target. They are generally smaller and lighter than submarine- or ship-launched to
An aerial torpedo dropped from a Sopwith Cuckoo biplane during World War I
A USN SH-60B Seahawk ASW helicopter dropping a Mk 46 torpedo
In 1915, Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske conceived of the aerial torpedo
The Short Type 184 was the first torpedo aircraft when built in 1915
A torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximi
Aerial torpedo
…An aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from an aircraft into the water, after which the weapon propels itself to the target. They are generally smaller and lighter than submarine…
Bliss–Leavitt Mark 8 torpedo
Confederates laying naval mines in Charleston Harbor