German guided-torpedo priority

Would Germany have been first to try a guided torpedo if it had more time before the Second World War?

Probably not. German aerial weapons were controlled by the Luftwaffe, whose prewar priorities made guided torpedoes unlikely.

The audience asks whether Germany might have pioneered guided torpedoes with more time before the Second World War. The answer is doubtful because German aerial weapons fell under the Luftwaffe. Hermann Göring's leadership is presented as making such a system a low prewar priority. The obstacle is institutional choice rather than technical impossibility.