On 18 Oct 2014, at 13:02, Kelly St. Clair wrote:
> On 10/18/2014 4:36 AM, Richard Aiken wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Andrew Long <xxxxxx@mac.com
>> <mailto:xxxxxx@mac.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    . . . Cut the wires! . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> I understood the rest, but the above bit threw me. Are they disarming a
>> bomb while making a torpedo run?
>
> Torpedoes (and anti-tank missiles, etc) are sometimes controlled, post-launch, by a wire that's spooled out back to the launcher.  Out to the length of the wire, it allows for mid-flight/terminal guidance by the controller which is secure and unjammable.

But if you want to depart the scene immediately, then you're just giving the other guy something to worry about besides looking for you, and you can't hang around to drive home the perfect attack.

Regards, Andy
--
Andrew Long
Andrew dot Long at Mac dot com