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Expl. mixture of G7 warhead in 1942

Posted by: CharlieDontDive ()

Date: August 13, 2021 05:18PM

I am working on a U-boat related book for publication and I am trying to determine the specific chemical mixture within the G7 torpedo warhead circa Jan-June 1942. I have so far found conflicting information in this regard. The four main answers I have found are:

1.) Schießwolle, aka "Gunwool 36", a mixture of dipicrylamine & TNT.(Source: Die Torpedos der deutschen U-Boote. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler Verlag, p. 79)

2.) "TNT/HND/AL, a mixture of hexanitrophenylamine, trinitrotoluene and aluminum" (Source: "Torpedoes" - UboatAces.com)

3.) "Hexanite" (source: Interrogation of U-boat Survivors CB 04051 (103), 51 - UK Admiralty)

4.) "Torpex, a compound of TNT and cyclonite salted with aluminum flakes" (Source: A Measureless Peril by Richard Snow, p. 45)

I am specifically interested in the type of warhead that would have been used during the U-boat offensive against the US East Coast & Caribbean during the first half of 1942. Any assistance at all would be greatly appreciated.

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CharlieDontDive Wrote:
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> I am working on a U-boat related book for
> publication and I am trying to determine the
> specific chemical mixture within the G7 torpedo
> warhead circa Jan-June 1942. I have so far found
> conflicting information in this regard. The four
> main answers I have found are:
> 
> 1.) Schießwolle, aka "Gunwool 36", a mixture of
> dipicrylamine & TNT.(Source: Die Torpedos der
> deutschen U-Boote. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler
> Verlag, p. 79)
> 
> 2.) "TNT/HND/AL, a mixture of
> hexanitrophenylamine, trinitrotoluene and
> aluminum" (Source: "Torpedoes" - UboatAces.com)
> 
> 3.) "Hexanite" (source: Interrogation of U-boat
> Survivors CB 04051 (103), 51 - UK Admiralty)
> 
> 4.) "Torpex, a compound of TNT and cyclonite
> salted with aluminum flakes" (Source: A
> Measureless Peril by Richard Snow, p. 45)
> 
> I am specifically interested in the type of
> warhead that would have been used during the
> U-boat offensive against the US East Coast &
> Caribbean during the first half of 1942. Any
> assistance at all would be greatly appreciated.