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Re: Torpedoes
Posted by:
Natter
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Date: August 27, 2011 05:01PM
Nathan Greenfield Wrote:
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> Does anyone know how much air was used to expell
> (on launch) torpedoes from U-Boats?
Taken from memory (so it might not be accuarate...) launching a torpedo from a german surface-tube reqiured approximately 50 litres of pressurized air (4-5 kg/cm^2). I'm not sure if these numbers are valid for a sub-launch though.
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> Does anyone know how much air was used to expell
> (on launch) torpedoes from U-Boats?
Taken from memory (so it might not be accuarate...) launching a torpedo from a german surface-tube reqiured approximately 50 litres of pressurized air (4-5 kg/cm^2). I'm not sure if these numbers are valid for a sub-launch though.
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Torpedoes | Nathan Greenfield | 12/10/2001 12:33PM |
Re: Torpedoes | Natter | 08/27/2011 05:01PM |