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Re: Torpedo tubes, firing depth, XXI's
Posted by: Rainer Bruns ()
Date: November 03, 2002 02:05AM

Hi Mark, hi Joe,
At any rate type 21 torp launching system was designed for max. -50m not 100m. Limitation were the torpedoes and the inner doors of the tube.
Remember, the watertightness of all hatches including the tubes outer doors was aided by the increasing outside pressure pressing the lid tighter and tighter on it's rim. With the outer doors open, the only prevention of water pouring inside, are a couple of Tobin Bronze flanges and bolts of the inner doors.
Rgds, RB

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Torpedo tubes, firing depth, XXI's Mark 11/02/2002 10:47PM
Re: Torpedo tubes, firing depth, XXI's joe brandt 11/03/2002 01:51AM
Re: Torpedo tubes, firing depth, XXI's Rainer Bruns 11/03/2002 02:05AM
50m firing depth? Mark 11/03/2002 08:54AM
Re: 50m firing depth? Rainer Bruns 11/03/2002 07:33PM
ah! on to XXI reloading then! Mark 11/03/2002 10:56PM
Re: ah! on to XXI reloading then! Rainer Bruns 11/04/2002 01:00AM


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