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A German manned torpedo carried its weapon underneath

The closing answer clarifies that the German craft was a manned carrier built around an extended torpedo body with a separate attack torpedo slung below.

Question

Did the German manned torpedo use two torpedo bodies in line?

Short answer

No. It used one extended manned carrier with a separate torpedo mounted underneath.

Notes

The unusual silhouette can look like two weapons joined end to end. The upper body carried the operator and provided the means of approach. The live attack torpedo was mounted beneath it for release against the target. This arrangement made the system a small delivery craft rather than simply a torpedo with a pilot sitting inside the warhead path. The layout provides a useful visual key for identifying German midget-attack equipment.