RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes?
Posted by:
joe brandt
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Date: August 16, 2000 12:21AM
Yes they did . The torpedo was called LERCHE . It was a passive homing torp with a remote controlled directional microphone ( made by AEG ) . This was a swivel mounted magneto-strictive microphone and the the torpedo was connected to the sub with 6Km of .45mm hard copper wire with IGELIT insulation.The German classification was G7es and apparatus number 48. It had a diameter of 53.46 cm and length of 716.3 cm and had 274 kg of explosives. The type TX was also wire guided ,type G7e ,apparatus number 43 and called SPINNE. It was 53.46 cm in diameter and 716.3 cm in length and had 280 kg of explosives.
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wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | Johan Fredin | 08/15/2000 06:39PM |
RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | joe brandt | 08/16/2000 12:21AM |
RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | Johan Fredin | 08/20/2000 10:36PM |
RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | joe brandt | 08/21/2000 12:27AM |
Lerche | SuperKraut | 08/21/2000 10:26AM |
RE: Lerche | Johan Fredin | 08/21/2000 01:02PM |
Chicken and egg | SuperKraut | 08/24/2000 08:52AM |
Re: RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | Natter | 07/04/2018 11:29AM |
RE: Lerche | joe brandt | 08/21/2000 08:28PM |
Lerche technology. | SuperKraut | 08/24/2000 07:58AM |
RE: wire guidance in late german WWII torpedoes? | Garth | 08/21/2000 05:18AM |
RE: Lerche | Don Baker | 08/22/2000 08:34PM |
RE: Lerche | SuperKraut | 08/24/2000 07:48AM |
Re: RE: Lerche | Natter | 08/27/2011 03:51PM |