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Sailor Steve · 12-29-11, 06:44 PM

The Mark 18 was a copy of the German G7e. It came out late enough that the early-war dud problems were mostly fixed, but it had a whole set of its own troubles that led the navy to finally give up on it altogether in 1950 and go back to the Mark 14.
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12-29-11, 06:44 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Mark 18 was a copy of the German G7e. It came out late enough that the early-war dud problems were mostly fixed, but it had a whole set of its own troubles that led the navy to finally give up on it altogether in 1950 and go back to the Mark 14. http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_WWII.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo