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Sailor Steve · 04-10-10, 03:10 PM

The 'bombs' they were dropping were 14" AP shells with fins attached. Much more likely to penetrate an armored magazine that a contact torpedo, no matter how big the charge.

04-10-10, 03:10 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The 'bombs' they were dropping were 14" AP shells with fins attached. Much more likely to penetrate an armored magazine that a contact torpedo, no matter how big the charge. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo