Mark 14/23 Torpedo Manual

[Subnuts]

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/torpedo/index.htm

This is an electronic version of the basic service manual for the Mark 14 & 23 torpedoes. Lots of interesting information...maybe too much! :rotfl:

[Orion2012]

Interesting stuff, will read more when I'm home, God I hate overtime, but I love having my own office :smug:

[LukeFF]

Superb source of info, thanks! :up:

[pythos]

I took a really good look at this.

It was funny as I looked at this, how I was reminded of the maintenance manuals I use for maintaining the aircraft I work on. This manual makes those things look like jokes. Everything is clearly depicted and explained.

It was like I was reading a manual for something designed to last a long time....

Then I remembered I was looking at the operations and maintenance manual for torpedoes, something that had a life span of several months at best.

Everything seen in this book, ended up getting blown to smitherens on the side of a ship, or ended up sinking to the bottom of the ocean as a failed shot. This excepting the practice head and it's components.

Wow, it really brings home what we humans will do to destroy things and kill one another.

[snakeyez]

Rich Pekelney is a great guy for fooling with the manuals, and the Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) is a great organization. :)

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