kind of OT:Decoys

shoot-kill-win · 08-09-07, 12:33 PM

I remember a while back people were saying that American subs did not have decoys, well that is just not true, after spending my summer volunteering at the U.S.S. Batfish I learned that American subs used alka seltzer and shot it out a tube in the aft torp. room, and they also used a fake periscope that was metal and it floated on the surface it was about 3 feet long and was fired the same way as the alka seltzers.

SteamWake · 08-09-07, 02:06 PM

Ive heard of the fake periscope thing but alka seltzer ??

That musta been one big pill ! :p :p

FAdmiral · 08-09-07, 02:11 PM

But it does make sense, a bottle of them would make a lot of bubbles.
Probably sound like a knuckle in the water...

JIM

bunkerratt · 08-09-07, 02:19 PM

to.
commanding officer.
u.s.s. heartburn
re:supply request for 500 pounds of alka seltzer.

AVGWarhawk · 08-09-07, 02:32 PM

Are you talking about the signal flare tube in the aft torp room? I guess it could be used as a decoy but originally for sending out flares. I'll check into the alka seltzer deal when I hit the Torsk this Saturday. Oh yeah, welcome back! I hope hanging at the Batfish was enjoyable!

AVGWarhawk · 08-09-07, 02:37 PM

Here is a great article on it!!!

http://www.usscod.org/ator.html

Give that man a cigar

08-09-07, 12:33 PM	#1
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	kind of OT:Decoys I remember a while back people were saying that American subs did not have decoys, well that is just not true, after spending my summer volunteering at the U.S.S. Batfish I learned that American subs used alka seltzer and shot it out a tube in the aft torp. room, and they also used a fake periscope that was metal and it floated on the surface it was about 3 feet long and was fired the same way as the alka seltzers. __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

08-09-07, 02:11 PM	#3
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	But it does make sense, a bottle of them would make a lot of bubbles. Probably sound like a knuckle in the water... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-09-07, 02:19 PM	#4
bunkerratt Chief Join Date: May 2006 Location: madison wisconsin Posts: 310 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	to. commanding officer. u.s.s. heartburn re:supply request for 500 pounds of alka seltzer. __________________

08-09-07, 02:32 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Are you talking about the signal flare tube in the aft torp room? I guess it could be used as a decoy but originally for sending out flares. I'll check into the alka seltzer deal when I hit the Torsk this Saturday. Oh yeah, welcome back! I hope hanging at the Batfish was enjoyable! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-09-07, 02:37 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Here is a great article on it!!! http://www.usscod.org/ator.html Give that man a cigar __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-09-07, 02:06 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ive heard of the fake periscope thing but alka seltzer ?? That musta been one big pill ! :p :p