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Re: Torpedo questions
Posted by: Natter ()
Date: May 15, 2023 03:45PM

I have no idea what a "G-torpedo" is...?

Also, I have never heard the term "bronze head torpedo" before (bronze was used in german torpedo warheads well into WW2). I assume it should be "bronze torpedo", which is a term usually reffering to the majority of torpedoes manufactured up to about mid-1890's, with the hull being made from "Phosphorbronze". Various bronze-alloys, like "Aluminiumbronze" and "Gußbronze" were in fact used also later in german torpedoes up to the 50 cm G7v introduced in 1926.

Regarding the question:

Lusitania was attacked and sunk by U-20 on 7th May 1915. U-20 had 50 cm torpedotubes.

The Kaiserliche Marine (1871–1919) deployed the following 50 cm torpedoes in WWI:
* G/6 (fielded in 1911)
* G/6D (fielded in 1912)
* G/7 (fielded in 1913, only for use by surfacevessels)
* G/7** (fielded in 1917, only for use by surfacevessels)
* G/6 AV (fielded in 1914)
* G/6 AV* (fielded in 1917)
* G/6 AV** (fielded in 1918)

So G/6, G/6 D or G/6 AV are the only possible candidates as I see it.

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Torpedo questions Felix C 06/15/2022 02:33PM
Re: Torpedo questions Simon S. 06/18/2022 09:58AM
Re: Torpedo questions Felix C 06/20/2022 01:48PM
Re: Torpedo questions Natter 05/15/2023 03:45PM
Re: Torpedo questions Simon S. 05/15/2023 07:26PM


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