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Japanese Torpedoes ???
Posted by: Zheng ()
Date: May 29, 2000 04:21AM

Query on Japanese Torpedoes ???

During the battles of the pacific ocean, Guadalcanal, etc, the Japanese Navy had powerful torpedoes called 'Long Lance'. Those were not submarine armed torpedoes, those were destroyer on-borad torpedoes designed to out-gun the US Navy 8-inch battery.

The Japanese Navy were focused on night-time torpedoe run, rather than firing savo at targets locked by radar. Therefore, Japanese Believed they had the best torpedoes during the second world war.

The German Navy was under-developed for such surface ships and weapons.
Are you an expert on this issue?
Please, share you information with us.

Viktor

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Subject Written By Posted
Japanese Torpedoes ??? Zheng 05/29/2000 04:21AM
RE: Japanese Torpedoes ??? Anders Wingren 05/29/2000 12:36PM
RE:fm Campbell's "Naval Weapons of World War AL Wellman 05/30/2000 12:05AM
Submarine Long Lance Torpedoes Tom Manson 05/31/2000 03:24AM
RE: Submarine Long Lance Torpedoes Anders Wingren 05/31/2000 09:43PM


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