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Originally Posted by Slateford-5
I'm no expert on this by any means, but is it not likely that the marine physics people of the belligirents did a water resistance vs speed vs payload calculation and came up with roughly the same answer?
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Good question.
Is a 533 mm torpedo efficient with respect to water resistance? Is water resistance solely defined by diameter? I think parasitic drag is also effected by length.
Does anyone have any references that cite any such marine physics testing?
Considering all the bonehead mistakes all four countries made (although each country eventually changed their torpedo designs with the Americans bringing up the rear), I kinda doubt that this much thought went in to the design of the torpedoes with respect to the diameter.
Was this a treaty issue? Washington Naval Treaty does not make torpedo size restrictions but was there another treaty that did designate a diameter restriction?
This is starting to drive me nuts
