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Noun: wire-guided torpedo
  1. A torpedo that is electrically guided from the attacking vessel via thin wires connected between the torpedo and its guidance mechanism.
    "Typically, wire-guided torpedoes initially run at low speed (in order to maximize their range and to minimize their self-generated noise) while they close the range (the approach speed) and speed up during the attack phase (the attack speed)."

Type of: submarine torpedo

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