Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Homing torpedoes emerged by the end of World War II

By the end of World War II, torpedo development had produced variations recognizable as the basis of later homing weapons.

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Question

Did homing torpedoes exist by the end of World War II?

Short answer

Early variations recognizable as the basis of homing torpedoes existed by the end of the war.

Notes

A viewer asks about the wartime existence of homing torpedoes. The technology improved as the war progressed. By the end of World War II, variations existed that provided recognizable foundations for homing torpedoes. This was an emerging capability, and it does not imply that every navy possessed a mature, universal system.