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AlmightyTallest · 03-16-08, 11:55 AM

Man it would be great to get Mk 28 homing torpedoes to go with the Tench Class Ducimus made.

It seems like all of the ingredients are already there, wakeless electric Mk 18's and the the homing abilities of the Mk 27 combined into a neat torpedo option for late-war ships.

For fun, found this photo of the Mk-27 Cutie at the USS Pampanito site here: http://www.maritime.org/wish-mk27.htm I'm guessing that's the real paint scheme for the Mk-27?

Also, for those interested here's a link about the development of U.S. acoustic homing torpedoes from 1945 to 1950, it's very interesting reading.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/pq9/post.html

And finally, a report from the USS Torsk (Tench Class) https://www.usna.com/NetCommunity/SS...=636&srcid=502

"Early that day a merchant ship escorted by a single frigate was sighted. The captain decided to sink the frigate first with a new type of torpedo which homed in on a target’s screw noises. Torsk was one of the first submarines to get this new, secret Mk. 28 torpedo. The captain fired one torpedo which we saw hit the target’s stern and lift it up 45 degrees. A number of lifeboats were seen picking up the survivors and luckily for them they were only a few miles from shore."

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The merchant ship headed toward a nearby port at full speed. Before we could get in a good position to fire torpedoes, it entered port. Our captain said maybe we should surface and fire at it with our 5 inch gun, but fortunately decided against it when a Japanese warplane appeared headed to our area. Soon more ship sounds were heard and we saw another frigate bearing down on us. The aircraft apparently saw Torsk and called in the frigate. The frigate apparently saw the periscope because he was heading directly toward it.
Another acoustic torpedo was fired at the frigate even though the acoustic torpedoes were designed to be fired from aft a target’s beam and the present target was heading directly toward us. The torpedo was fired when the target was about 2000 yards away and Torsk went deep to evade and hoped the torpedo hit. After what seemed to be an eternity, a loud explosion occurred very close to us, accompanied by breaking up noises. If that torpedo had not hit, there would have been a bad depth charging. They sent another frigate out to try to locate Torsk, but it was quite easily evaded after it had dropped a few depth charges - fortunately not close."

03-16-08, 11:55 AM	#7
AlmightyTallest Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 126 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Man it would be great to get Mk 28 homing torpedoes to go with the Tench Class Ducimus made. It seems like all of the ingredients are already there, wakeless electric Mk 18's and the the homing abilities of the Mk 27 combined into a neat torpedo option for late-war ships. For fun, found this photo of the Mk-27 Cutie at the USS Pampanito site here: http://www.maritime.org/wish-mk27.htm I'm guessing that's the real paint scheme for the Mk-27? Also, for those interested here's a link about the development of U.S. acoustic homing torpedoes from 1945 to 1950, it's very interesting reading. http://www.personal.psu.edu/pq9/post.html And finally, a report from the USS Torsk (Tench Class) https://www.usna.com/NetCommunity/SS...=636&srcid=502 "Early that day a merchant ship escorted by a single frigate was sighted. The captain decided to sink the frigate first with a new type of torpedo which homed in on a target’s screw noises. Torsk was one of the first submarines to get this new, secret Mk. 28 torpedo. The captain fired one torpedo which we saw hit the target’s stern and lift it up 45 degrees. A number of lifeboats were seen picking up the survivors and luckily for them they were only a few miles from shore." " The merchant ship headed toward a nearby port at full speed. Before we could get in a good position to fire torpedoes, it entered port. Our captain said maybe we should surface and fire at it with our 5 inch gun, but fortunately decided against it when a Japanese warplane appeared headed to our area. Soon more ship sounds were heard and we saw another frigate bearing down on us. The aircraft apparently saw Torsk and called in the frigate. The frigate apparently saw the periscope because he was heading directly toward it. Another acoustic torpedo was fired at the frigate even though the acoustic torpedoes were designed to be fired from aft a target’s beam and the present target was heading directly toward us. The torpedo was fired when the target was about 2000 yards away and Torsk went deep to evade and hoped the torpedo hit. After what seemed to be an eternity, a loud explosion occurred very close to us, accompanied by breaking up noises. If that torpedo had not hit, there would have been a bad depth charging. They sent another frigate out to try to locate Torsk, but it was quite easily evaded after it had dropped a few depth charges - fortunately not close." Last edited by AlmightyTallest; 03-16-08 at 12:26 PM.