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Re: Torpedo Stats
Posted by: Ken Dunn ()
Date: June 17, 2004 07:55PM

Hi All,

I have read several reports of U-boats firing from 200 meters. Well inside the 400 meters they were trained to fire from but they sometimes did it none the less. It probably would have been the end of the U-boat had the target been loaded with ammunition though.

The safety device mentioned was a small propeller mounted on the nose of the detonator on the German torpedoes I am familiar with. Spun by water pressure from the torpedo moving through the water it eventually got to a position that allowed the torpedo detonator to do its job. I think this worked differently on the acoustic torpedoes but am not sure of the details.

Regards,

Ken Dunn

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Torpedo Stats Eric 06/14/2004 07:23PM
Re: Torpedo Stats Brian 06/17/2004 02:08PM
Re: Torpedo Stats Eric 06/17/2004 05:47PM
Re: Torpedo Stats Ken Dunn 06/17/2004 07:55PM
Re: damage from blast & long shots Brian 06/18/2004 04:25AM
Re: damage from blast & long shots kurt 06/22/2004 02:57PM
Re: damage from blast & long shots Ken Dunn 06/22/2004 07:35PM
Re: Torpedo Stats Natter 08/28/2011 05:39PM


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