The mission of a World War II submarine was usually pretty straightforward:
seek out and destroy enemy vessels. To carry out the mission, the submarine
relied on the automobile torpedo, a 3,000-pound, 18-foot-long, self-propelled
missile consisting of 3,000 precision-built parts.*
How a Torpedo Works reveals the inner workings of a torpedo and how a
gyroscope and pendulum control its path through the water.
Firing Procedure puts you in the role of skipper in a Gato-class U.S.
submarine and explains, step by step, what you need to do to aim your torpedo
at an enemy ship.
Sink the Ship lets you be the specialist in a submarine's torpedo room
who is in charge of setting torpedo gyroscopes.