I just finished reading a purported diary of a Japanese torpedo boat captain (GOOGLE link below). It supposedly is an English translation of a Spanish translations of a Japanese commanders diary detailing his experience in the Russo-Japanese war. Frankly I have my doubts if this is a true diary(for one it doesn't read like a diary more like a narrative and does not seem to get in big detail about his crew or personalities. I've read diaries from historical personalities and even kept a diary at one time. Like I said I doubt it's a true diary) Anywho 2 things I just wanted to get clarified-in the narrative he mentions some Russian vessels were painted green.
Really?
Is that true?
And something else he mentions is that there is some kind of
torpedo net cutting attachment that can be fitted to torpedoes (he didn't like them because they don't work usually). And they were used during the Port Arthur attack. I certainly would be interested in seeing a picture or a diagram of that cutting attachment.
Free pdf is here -I finished it in 2 days.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ai0...page&q&f=false
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UPDATE:
Hmm made this the attachment to cut the net-nothing labels it as such. But the picture seems to show the net being opened some how.
http://www.cyber-heritage.com/submar...veyard/net.jpg