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Re: Torpedo and torpedo tube dimensions.
Posted by:
Natter
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Date: August 28, 2011 04:19PM
ROBERT M. Wrote:
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> piston and a length measurement of the protruding
> portion of the Pi3
> pistol. I offer a possible explanation, until
The Pi 3 protrudes 221mm from the end of the warhead. The measurement for Pi 1 is 8mm less, but the overall lenght of the torpedo is the same, due to different design of pistol-mounting for the Ka/Ka (Pi 1) and Kc (Pi 3) warheads.
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> piston and a length measurement of the protruding
> portion of the Pi3
> pistol. I offer a possible explanation, until
The Pi 3 protrudes 221mm from the end of the warhead. The measurement for Pi 1 is 8mm less, but the overall lenght of the torpedo is the same, due to different design of pistol-mounting for the Ka/Ka (Pi 1) and Kc (Pi 3) warheads.