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Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726)
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: August 29, 2004 03:02PM

Marek:

Another thought about launching a glide bomb at a destroyer at midnight..........

The destroyer would be "rigged for red" and "blacked out. " No
lights topside. Also it would be near impossible for the bombadier to see the destroyer due to the smoke screens in the area. The USS MEREDITH had a fan-shaped "nozzle" mounted on centerline between the two depth charge stowage racks on the
fantail. The smoke generator was installed in a compartment just below the nozzle and used atomized diesel fuel to create its smoke.

A U-boat or E-boat would have the same visibility problems if
torpedoes were to be launched at midnight.

I guess I'll have to opt for a mine as the culprit, but I'm not sure if it was an acoustic type or what.

Regards,

ROBERT M.

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Subject Written By Posted
USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Marek Twardowski 08/24/2004 06:11PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Brian Corijn 08/24/2004 06:55PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/25/2004 05:57AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Marek Twardowski 08/25/2004 06:40AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/25/2004 07:52AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/25/2004 08:58AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Marek Twardowski 08/25/2004 02:01PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/25/2004 02:53PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/25/2004 05:29PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/25/2004 05:59PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/25/2004 10:05PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Marek Twardowski 08/26/2004 06:40AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/26/2004 07:05AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/25/2004 10:49PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/26/2004 05:58AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/28/2004 03:00AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/28/2004 03:30AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Eric 08/26/2004 03:13PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/26/2004 11:14PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Marek Twardowski 08/28/2004 07:42AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/29/2004 12:38AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/29/2004 03:02PM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) michel 08/28/2004 08:31AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) ROBERT M. 08/29/2004 12:40AM
Re: USS MEREDITH (DD 726) Eric 08/30/2004 03:28PM


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