torpedo
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armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a targettypes:luchttorpedoa torpedo designed to be launched from an airplanetype of:bewapening, krijgsmaterieel, oorlogsmateriaal, oorlogsmaterieel, oorlogstuig, wapentuigweaponry used by military or naval force
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