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Old 03-21-11, 07:42 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Betonov View Post
I take it this means that a middle man was not required, but was available.
US PT boats were the same. The torpedo was fired by the skipper pressing an electrical switch, but he also shouted "FIRE", at which point the torpedoman's mate smacked a firing doodad on the back of the tube with a rubber mallet, just to be sure.
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/pt/doctrine/part4.htm (page 68)

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water
Seems to be a common ailment in these parts...
I've been playing SH3 since its release six years ago - haven't got past mid-1940 yet, mainly due to starting over every time some cool new mod comes out.
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