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Why This 'Ridiculous' US Navy Weapon Terrified Japanese Submarine Captains

Why This 'Ridiculous' US Navy Weapon Terrified Japanese Submarine Captains In the dark waters of the Pacific War, Japanese submarine captains faced a nightmare they couldn't escape—a crude, ungainly weapon that looked almost comical but proved devastatingly lethal. The Mark 24 "Fido" acoustic homing torpedo was America's secret weapon that changed submarine warfare forever. While conventional depth charges had only an 8% kill rate, this revolutionary torpedo could actually listen for its prey, tracking propeller noise with binaural hydrophones and hunting submarines even after they dove deep. Dropped from slow PBY Catalina flying boats, the Fido achieved an unprecedented 82% confirmed kill rate against Japanese subs. Its psychological impact was even more terrifying—submariners knew that once they heard the distinctive acoustic signal, there was no escape. This ugly, stubborn weapon with "ears" turned the hunted into the hunter, laying the groundwork for every modern acoustic torpedo used by navies today. Discover how American ingenuity transformed an experimental device into Japan's underwater nightmare and revolutionized anti-submarine warfare in just 18 months of desperate innovation.