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Re: Snapshot, aal launch
Posted by:
SnakeDoc
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Date: September 06, 2012 11:49AM
Hi
take a look at this:
[www.ubootwaffe.pl]
The procedures were saying, that when "man battlestation" (Auf Gefechtsstation) order was given, the gyros of the torpedoes had to be checked if set to 0 deg. So if launch was ordered (assuming that tubes were flooded and bow caps opened), the torpedoes could run in the U-Boats heading direction.
By the way - such launching procedure (aiming by means of net deflector) was used in case of failure torpedo fire control installation - you can read about details in the KTB of U-109 from her 4th War Patrol:
[uboatarchive.net] (entry from 19.01.42, 06.47 - but I recommend reading description of the whole attack).
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Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
take a look at this:
[www.ubootwaffe.pl]
The procedures were saying, that when "man battlestation" (Auf Gefechtsstation) order was given, the gyros of the torpedoes had to be checked if set to 0 deg. So if launch was ordered (assuming that tubes were flooded and bow caps opened), the torpedoes could run in the U-Boats heading direction.
By the way - such launching procedure (aiming by means of net deflector) was used in case of failure torpedo fire control installation - you can read about details in the KTB of U-109 from her 4th War Patrol:
[uboatarchive.net] (entry from 19.01.42, 06.47 - but I recommend reading description of the whole attack).
--
Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Snapshot, aal launch | NEEBLAMMERS | 09/06/2012 10:46AM |
Re: Snapshot, aal launch | SnakeDoc | 09/06/2012 11:49AM |
Re: Snapshot, aal launch | NEEBLAMMERS | 09/06/2012 12:34PM |
Torpedo launch "von Hand" | bezukhov | 11/23/2012 11:08PM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | ROBERT M. | 11/24/2012 02:08AM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | bezukhov | 11/24/2012 12:02PM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | Ken Dunn | 11/24/2012 01:39PM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | ROBERT M. | 11/25/2012 01:30AM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | Ken Dunn | 11/25/2012 09:25AM |
Re: Torpedo launch "von Hand" | SnakeDoc | 11/25/2012 10:50AM |