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Originally Posted by siber
Interesting that the US navy at the time recommends a rate of 100% redundancy. If a ship requires 1 torp to sink it, fire 2!
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I never looked at it in quite that light! You're right, they were covering their tails as best they could.:rotfl:
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Having said that, I think I remember reading somewhere that US torpedoes were even less reliable than German ones.
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That's a much-discussed topic. The German actually forbade the use of magnetic exploders from 1940 until the problem was fixed in 1943; so while it could be argued both ways, it seems to me that they were about equal with their failures and in the fixing of them.
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I guess this means 'It's up to you!'
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That reminds me of the (historically accurate) scene in
Tora! Tora! Tora!, when Admiral Kimmel tells Bull Halsey to take his carriers out scouting. Halsey asks Kimmel what his orders are if he should meet Japanese ships in the area of Hawaii. Kimmel tells him "Use your discretion." Halsey's reply: "That's the best damned order I've ever been given!"