Pg. 408
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'Later I was informed that the Mark 28 torpedoes had not been tested in shallow water. Tests showed that ships propellers emitted both a direct sound path and a strong sound path that reflected or bounced off the bottom at lesser depths. Thus, those that we fired headed for the bottom to bury themselves in the mud or sand, or they failed to start.'
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"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" -David Farragut (probably repeated by many WWII sub skippers)
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