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Re: Floating Torpedo
Posted by:
Brian
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Date: April 10, 2002 09:38PM
There are a number of reasons why a torpedo would float at the end of the run, the most common one being the failure of the self-destruction mechanism.
German torpedoes were equipped with end-of-run self-destruction devices, the purpose of which was to avoid one of them falling into the wrong hands. In case of a failure, or partial failure, the warhead falls off w/out detoinating & this causes the torp to acquire positive buoyancy, hence the floater. But it did not happen very often,
Brian
German torpedoes were equipped with end-of-run self-destruction devices, the purpose of which was to avoid one of them falling into the wrong hands. In case of a failure, or partial failure, the warhead falls off w/out detoinating & this causes the torp to acquire positive buoyancy, hence the floater. But it did not happen very often,
Brian
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Floating Torpedo | Woody | 04/08/2002 09:22PM |
Re: Floating Torpedo | walter M | 04/09/2002 11:24AM |
Re: Floating Torpedo | J.T. McDaniel | 04/10/2002 12:08AM |
Re: Floating Torpedo | Brian | 04/10/2002 09:38PM |
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