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Originally Posted by Macgregor the Hammer
Are the Mk 18 torpedoes problematic by design? I've fired 4 and they were all circular runs. The radius was really small and they appeared to dive instantly.
I'm in a Balao, July '43.
Any insights?
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If I recall right, there were heavy suspicions that some of the sub losses during the war, were NOT from enemy action, but were instead victims of faulty torps.
Add to that, the sub forces, were NOT the only side of the fleet, to suffer from serious design flaws....
Take for instance, Cdr. Max Leslie, & Bombing 3, off the Yorktown.
The planes they flew, were outfitted with new bomb arming switches, that left 4 of the groups 17 planes, without ordnance... while en route to attack the japanese carriers.
And that's just some of what was known of... no telling how many other faulty designs there were in all.
M. M.
