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Originally Posted by merc4ulfate
It wasn't sad that skippers lied in their reports. It saved lives. What was sad was the Buords and Navy command not taking the time to study the issue.
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This is what I was getting at - trying to anyway.
Skippers returned to base with tonnage sunk, claiming to have followed orders, so the obvious question was, why wasn't everyone getting results. Rather than study the torpedoes, good men were blamed.
Finally testing was done, including dropping torpedoes off a cliff & other tests thanks to Admiral Lockwood.
Good article here:
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...u-of-ordnance/
That's why I don't mind having duds, premature detonations, and deep runners before 43.
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