submarine attack
Submerged naval strike
A submarine attack is an offensive military action carried out by a submarine, typically involving torpedoes or missiles launched against enemy ships or coastal targets.
The term covers both historical contexts like World War II U-boat campaigns and modern naval warfare: The convoy lost three vessels in the submarine attack.
Extended to any surprise assault from a concealed position.
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- torpedo tubeUnderwater vessel weapon port
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- depth chargeTimed underwater anti-submarine munition
- battle stationsAssigned combat positions
U-boat · sonar · dive · hull · silent running · convoy · destroyer · wolfpack · ocean · stealth · hunter · prey · surface · explosion · warfare · naval · ambush · dead ahead
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
submarine attackaerial bombardment
Attack by aircraft-dropped explosives
air strike · air attack · ground attack · air raid · strategic bombing
submarine, attack, marine, mariner, maritime, attacked, attacking, attacker, attackers