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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
The question wasn't for me, but Friedman's Naval Weapons of World War One has these numbers:
...............Length.........Warhead.........Perf ormance
35cm:
C 84/A.........4672.5mm....42.5kg..........23.5kts/1700yds
C 84/B.........4672.5mm....42.5kg..........24.5kts/1700yds
C 35/91........4751.5mm....40.5kg..........25.9kts/500m
45cm:
C 45/91 Br...5111.5mm....85.5kg..........32kts/500m / 26kts/800m
C 45/91 S....5100mm.......98kg.............33.5kts/500m / 27kts/1200m
C/03...........5150mm.......147.5kg.........31kts/1500m / 26kts/3000m
C/06...........5650mm.......773kg............34.5kts/1500m / 26kts/3000m
C/06D.........5650mm.......810kg............27kts/5900
C/07...........6000mm.......800kg............36kts/1500m / 32kts/2000m
A/08...........5200mm.......108kg............41kts/1000m / 36.5kts/2000m / 30kts/3000m
G/125.........5364mm.......158kg............33kts/2750yds / 24kts/6600yds
G/250.........5469mm.......175kg............36kts/2200m
50cm:
G6..............6000mm.......160kg............35kt s/2200m / 27kts/5000m
G6 AV.........6000mm.......160kg............38kts/2400yds / 27kts/6020yds
G6 AV*.......6000mm.......200kg............38kts/2187yds / 26kts/5468yds
G6 AV**......6100mm.......200kg............40kts/2187yds / 27kts/5468yds
G7..............7020mm.......200kg............37kt s/4000m / 27kts/9300m
60cm:
H/8............9000mm........210kg.............35kts/8000m / 30kts/10,000m / 28kts/15,000m
I don't know why some of the measurements are imperial, and I have no other reference, so a grain of salt might be desirable. That said, these are the numbers Friedman gives.
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Not a problem! I will convert the measurements later. Thanks Steve - you guys always amaze me.
I wonder if anyone knows if subs with 50cm tubes could use 45cm torpedoes? I read an interesting account by a British merchant captain who was taken prisoner by a U-Boat - the Germans were friendly and even discussed their sub armament with him. He said that the submarine had a "small" bronze torpedo that was older and of a less reliable stock than the others. Maybe the U-Boats carried mixed loads of 45cm and 50cm, especially early in the war?
If so, I would like to duplicate this loadout. This would be an interesting challenge, because the smaller torpedoes often failed to sink ships when they did detonate. I must admit I know very little about the process of actually firing a torpedo, & if using smaller torpedoes than the tube is feasible - perhaps some kind of "adapter" could be fitted??