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Title: Torpedos!
Post by: mcguire on June 14, 2021, 02:43:24 PM

Or, well, torpedo-like objects. The Mark 14:

The only thing he misses, as far as I know, was that the magnetic trigger wouldn't work at all above or below 30° N or S due to the Earth's magnetic field becoming more vertical. (Thank you for that tidbit, Ship Killer (https://www.amazon.com/Ship-Killer-History-American-Torpedo/dp/1591146887).)

It's a cute little channel with a nice tour of the Nautilus.

Submarine Force Museum (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ2PgHXQ1B1sDUI-r6JSnZQ)

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: besilarius on June 14, 2021, 04:42:10 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPUc-cWAzBg

Air dropped torpedo.
Love the wooden dowels .

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: mirth on June 14, 2021, 04:54:27 PM

(http://www.hisutton.com/images/Ru_Poseidon-updatedFeb2019_940.jpg)


http://www.hisutton.com/Poseidon_Torpedo.html

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: mcguire on June 14, 2021, 05:16:58 PM

That's not hardly terrifying.

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: mirth on June 14, 2021, 05:45:20 PM

Quote from: mcguire on June 14, 2021, 05:16:58 PM

That's not hardly terrifying.

It was not meant to be

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: mcguire on April 28, 2022, 03:15:31 PM

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33018/modern-submarine-torpedo-attacks-are-nothing-like-what-you-see-in-the-movies)

Title: Re: Torpedos!
Post by: GROGnadsUSA on December 28, 2022, 07:18:52 PM

' Hoi and here is what is being 'touted' with having been a '1st' -"Drone" concept of "W.W.I"-'vintage'-! From there: "Kettering 'Bug'-!-" (https://owlcation.com/humanities/World-War-1-History-The-Kettering-Bug-Worlds-First-Flying-Bomb)
(https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_800/MTc0MjA4NDIxNjI3NzAxMTE2/world-war-1-history-the-kettering-bug-worlds-first-flying-bomb.webp)