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torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor...
Posted by: Les Hubert ()
Date: May 07, 2001 02:12AM

Hello good people,
This is not quite a submarine question but rather concerns torpedoes dropped from aircraft. In a special on Pearl Harbor, it was explained how the Japanese needed at least 75 feet of water depth to launch an air born torpedoe, so they had to specially train on order to successfully attack the battleships at Pearl.
Why on earth was 75 feet required for such a launch? Did the torpedoe normally drop straight down into the water?
Regards,
Les

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torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... Les Hubert 05/07/2001 02:12AM
RE: torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... Walter M. 05/07/2001 06:47PM
RE: torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... Steve Cooper 05/10/2001 05:46PM
RE: torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... Walter M. 05/13/2001 08:02PM
RE: torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... Jeffrey LaRue 06/20/2001 04:07PM
RE: torpedoe depth at Pearl Harbor... David W 05/10/2001 02:26AM


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