AN/SLQ-25 Nixie

id: an-slq-25-nixie-162-16510361
title: AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
text: The AN/SLQ-25 Nixie and its variants are towed torpedo decoys used on US and allied warships. It consists of a towed decoy device (TB-14A) and a shipboard signal generator. The Nixie is capable of defeating wake-homing, acousting-homing, and wire-guided torpedoes. The decoy emits signals to draw a torpedo away from its intended target. The Nixie attempts to defeat a torpedo's passive sonar by emitting simulated ship noise—such as propeller and engine noise—or defeat a torpedo's active sonar by a
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description: American towed torpedo decoy system
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/SLQ-25_Nixie
date created: 2005-05-25T05:16:02Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T02:30:59Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/SLQ-25_Nixie_aboard_USS_Iowa_%28BB-61%29.jpg","width":3000,"height":2003}
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