TMO 1.8 Torps

tater · 08-09-10, 09:10 AM

US Mk14 fish always ran deep at the start of the war. ALWAYS. The Navy was too cheap to test them with a real warhead, and used a dummy that was significantly lighter. The average value of this was 11 feet as I recall.

In addition, the magnetic pistol failed often. More likely than not to fail.

On top of THAT, the contact pistol was ALSO faulty. If they hit close to 90°, the detonator would break and fail to explode.

Read some early war patrol reports—they sound a lot like your post

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08-09-10, 09:10 AM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	US Mk14 fish always ran deep at the start of the war. ALWAYS. The Navy was too cheap to test them with a real warhead, and used a dummy that was significantly lighter. The average value of this was 11 feet as I recall. In addition, the magnetic pistol failed often. More likely than not to fail. On top of THAT, the contact pistol was ALSO faulty. If they hit close to 90°, the detonator would break and fail to explode. Read some early war patrol reports—they sound a lot like your post