torpedo attack
Underwater explosive assault
A torpedo attack is an assault using self-propelled underwater missiles, typically launched from submarines, ships, or aircraft against enemy vessels.
The term applies both to historical naval warfare The torpedo attack sank the battleship and to military strategy discussions.
Figuratively rare, as the verb torpedo alone usually handles metaphorical strikes: torpedo a deal.
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- hullOuter covering or frame
explosion · depth charge · naval · U-boat · wolf pack · salvo · direct hit · hull breach · broadside · battleship · convoy · merchant ship · sinking · dead in the water · propeller · wake · sonar · missile
torpedo attackair strike
Aerial military assault
artillery bombardment · carpet bombing · air raid · ground assault · naval gunfire
torpedo attackevasive maneuvers
torpedo attackrescue operation
Coordinated effort to save endangered
naval escort · humanitarian mission · supply convoy · surrender · ceasefire
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