An air-dropped torpedo can search in a circular pattern before heading towards a detected target. An audience clarification describes a spiral that changes depth. The response adds that the pattern gradually widens. Alex Clarke's familiarity with the illustrated motion comes from publicly available digital demonstrations, rather than watching an operational torpedo search.
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Circular and spiral searches by air-dropped torpedoes
An audience clarification distinguishes a widening, depth-changing spiral from a simple circular torpedo search.