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Re: Torpedoes
Posted by: Natter ()
Date: August 27, 2011 05:01PM

Nathan Greenfield Wrote:
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> Does anyone know how much air was used to expell
> (on launch) torpedoes from U-Boats?

Taken from memory (so it might not be accuarate...) launching a torpedo from a german surface-tube reqiured approximately 50 litres of pressurized air (4-5 kg/cm^2). I'm not sure if these numbers are valid for a sub-launch though.

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Torpedoes Nathan Greenfield 12/10/2001 12:33PM
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