The Mark 24 mine (also known as FIDO or Fido) is an air-dropped anti-submarine (ASW) acoustic torpedo developed by the United States during World War II;...
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Look up Fido or fido in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fido may refer to: Fido (Italian dog), a famous dog and symbol of loyalty Fido (Abraham Lincoln's...
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developed that entered service in 1948. It was an improved version of the Mark 24 FIDO passive acoustic homing torpedo developed during World War II for launch...
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before the U.S. Navy achieved its initial combat success with the Mark 24 FIDO "mine." FIDO was not a mine, but a passive, acoustic-homing torpedo designed...
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| \ \\ | (*) | \ )) ______ |__U__| / \// / FIDO \ _//|| _\ / (________) (_/(_|(____/ (c) John Madill FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used...
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producing more efficient tactics. New weapons such as the Hedgehog, and Mark 24 FIDO Torpedo, were coming into use, and new tactics, such as the creeping...
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Submarine Base New London on 3 March 1945 and expended as a target for the Mark 24 Fido "mine" (actually an acoustic homing torpedo) on 12 March 1945. The location...
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charges with clockwork detonators. Later developments included the Mark 24 "Fido" acoustic homing torpedo (and later such weapons), and the SUBROC, which...
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effective with the development of improved anti-submarine weapons including Mark 24 (FIDO) homing torpedoes and Hedgehog forward-throwing depth charges. Like...
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(DE-440) off Palau on November 19, 1944 I-52 – lost on June 24, 1944, to a Mark 24 FIDO torpedo dropped by an Avenger from USS Bogue west of the Cape...
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