Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words?
The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.
Naval combat seems complicated enough, but if torpedoes have to directly impact their target to do damage, it'd be even harder. Do they require accuracy?
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