[neede] accoustic torpedo dropping US planes

keltos01 · 12-24-09, 05:35 PM

1 October 1944:
Palau Islands. I-177 is returning from Ulithi. In the evening, Lt Floyd H. Wardlow, Jr's PBM-3D Martin "Mariner" of VPB-16 makes radar contact on a submarine. When approached, the submarine crash-dives, but a positive identification is made. The PBM drops a Mark 24 "Fido" acoustic homing torpedo that damages I-177 severely. The PBM relays the target's location to a nearby hunter-killer group that searches for the submarine.

http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-177.htm

I thought maybe AOTDMadmax could help with this.

Maddy, I know you have US planes dropping torpedoes, could it be feasible, I know we talked about it in the past, to have them drop accoustic torpedoes ?

Merry Xmas,

keltos

12-24-09, 05:35 PM	#1
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	[neede] accoustic torpedo dropping US planes 1 October 1944: Palau Islands. I-177 is returning from Ulithi. In the evening, Lt Floyd H. Wardlow, Jr's PBM-3D Martin "Mariner" of VPB-16 makes radar contact on a submarine. When approached, the submarine crash-dives, but a positive identification is made. The PBM drops a Mark 24 "Fido" acoustic homing torpedo that damages I-177 severely. The PBM relays the target's location to a nearby hunter-killer group that searches for the submarine. http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-177.htm I thought maybe AOTDMadmax could help with this. Maddy, I know you have US planes dropping torpedoes, could it be feasible, I know we talked about it in the past, to have them drop accoustic torpedoes ? Merry Xmas, keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"