13. HOW DOES A FLEET SUBMARINE FIRE ITS TORPEDOES OR MISSILES?
Torpedoes swim out horizontally from weapon tubes in the bow (front) of the submarine having been forced out of the tubes by pressurised air or water. They are loaded into the tubes from within the submarine. Some are guided from the submarine by an attached wire, whilst others use built-in guidance systems to 'home' onto their targets.
Missiles either swim out of the weapon tubes or are forced out by pumped air or water rams worked by compressed air. They make their way to the surface, igniting their rocket motors as they reach the surface of the sea and then flying through the air to their target.
