[DOC] [TLE] Submarine 101 - The Basics about U.S. Nuclear Powered Submarines [PAR] We have 3 Seawolfs, huge Cold War submarines with 8 torpedo tubes, ... The 
Navy moved to bow planes vice sail planes during the construction of the .... On 
Virginia class submarines, these four watchstanders have been replaced ... 
However, on fast attack submarines, you can also store and shoot Tomahawk 
missiles,... [DOC] [TLE] Torpedo - Wikipedia [PAR] The modern torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead, 
launched above or ..... The deployment of these new underwater weapons 
resulted in only one battleship, but two armored cruisers and two destroyers 
being sunk in ..... Originally, torpedo tubes were fitted to both the bow and stern of 
submarines. [DOC] [TLE] Submarine Torpedo Tubes and Firing Systems [PAR] Jan 27, 1997 ... The bowcaps (or stern-caps for rearward facing T-tubes) were opened ... of the 
discharge air back into the boat so the weapon was followed by a big bubble of 
air. ... seawater to pour into the Torpedo Operating Tanks for a fixed length of ... 
Some models of electrically propelled torpedoes did not have to be... [DOC] [TLE] Why do destroyers carry each of their torpedoes in torpedo tubes ... [PAR] May 1, 2015 ... The submarine is a knife fighter. He wants to get in close to stab you. While his ... 
While these are available to submarines, in my opinion their use is limited, and ... 
fires bow or stern; Tubes are under water and open to water when fired ... A 
destroyer has torpedos as one of many potential weapons whereas... [DOC] [TLE] Patent US5666897 - Submarine weapon-handling and discharge ... [PAR] Sep 16, 1997 ... A weapons-handling and discharge system for a submarine which ... therefore, 
fixed in relation to the location of the torpedo tubes while the tubes themselves 
are usually constrained by the size and position of the large main bow sonar ... 
Sea mines--Submarine launch allows clandestine delivery of these... [DOC] [TLE] Navy Sub Program Stumbles: SSN North Dakota Delayed By ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2014 ... These are a new way to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, whose ... Earlier Block 
I and Block II Virginia submarines have 12 ... The larger tubes allow not only 
more flexibility for future weapons ... A quick, nitpicky, but critical clarification: The 
Virginia Payload Tubes (VPTs) that Block IIIs carry in their bow... [DOC] [TLE] Download PDF - Navy [PAR] their snorkel tubes to run their diesel engines or to ... now has the atomic depth 
charge Befty which has a large lethal range. ... long-range underwater weapons 
.... the sub's approximate location can be fixed. Even with all the complex detec- 
... stroy submerged subs, these antisub- ..... comes from her bow-then another. [DOC] [TLE] Navy Admiral: We CAN Build More Virginia-Class Attack Submarine ... [PAR] Aug 26, 2016 ... As far as Virginia-Class submarines, it is the best thing we have, Harris told 
lawmakers. ... other weapons able to perform a range of missions; these include 
... For each one of these tubes you have hydraulics and you have electronics. ... 
This will result in the Navy losing a massive amount of undersea fire... [DOC] [TLE] Weapon Systems - ASC-Document [PAR] A submarine is a self-propelled vessel capable of operating underwater. ... have 
a relatively broad tear shape or fish shape with a blunt, rounded bow and ... 
When the vessel submerges, these tanks are opened and flooded with seawater. 
... vent controls of the ballast tanks, the operation of the torpedo tubes, the 
periscope,... [DOC] [TLE] Bayou Renaissance Man: Weekend Warships 3: Submarines - is the ... [PAR] May 28, 2011 ... It routinely took as long as five minutes for these ships to submerge, with the ... 
Later 'Project 46a' and 'Project 47' submarines would have been even ... Note the 
muzzle sealing devices for underwater travel. She also carried two 37mm. anti-
aircraft guns and four machine-guns, as well as 10 torpedo tubes. [DOC] [TLE] Shooting SEALs from

Question: Submarines have fixed tubes in the bow to shoot these underwater weapons
Answer: torpedoes