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Contact pistol failures
Posted by: SuperKraut ()
Date: August 14, 2001 08:18AM

A most interesting exhibit. It appears that one reason for the failure of German contact pistols early in the war was the design of the \"antenna\", they were too short. If the torpedo hit its target at an oblique angle, the \"antenna\" would not make contact with the hull, but instead the hull would be hit by the side of the torpedo nose causing the torpedo to bounce off unexploded. Can anyone confirm this hypothesis?

Regards,
SuperKraut

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Subject Written By Posted
Torpedo Contact Fuze Rainer Bruns 08/03/2001 01:12PM
please send them an E-virus... walter M 08/03/2001 05:05PM
RE: please send them an E-virus... Rainer Bruns 08/03/2001 08:21PM
RE: please send them an E-virus... walter M 08/03/2001 08:40PM
RE: Walter ! MPC 08/04/2001 07:29PM
RE: Walter ! walter M 08/05/2001 07:17AM
RE: Walter ! Takeo 08/28/2001 10:01PM
RE: Walter ! Takeo 08/28/2001 10:07PM
To Takeo walter M 08/29/2001 02:07PM
RE: please send them an E-virus... Cary 08/16/2001 03:22PM
RE: Torpedo Contact Fuze Antonio Veiga 08/04/2001 09:36PM
RE: Torpedo Contact Fuze me109g 08/04/2001 10:07PM
RE: Torpedo Contact Fuze walter M 08/05/2001 06:58AM
RE: Torpedo Contact Fuze Rainer Bruns 08/05/2001 10:43PM
Contact pistol failures SuperKraut 08/14/2001 08:18AM
RE: Contact pistol failures Rainer Bruns 08/14/2001 11:04AM
RE: Contact pistol failures Harvey 01/07/2002 11:53PM


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