Mk-48 Torpedo Results

kstanb · 02-13-12, 10:06 PM

Yes, at $3.8M it is expensive, but it is a +90% sure kill; Mark 14s were expected to be launch in salvos and a 10% success rate more than acceptable according to :
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/subsinpacific.htm#pg9

"Number of Torpedoes Fired by U.S. Submarines

Total number fired = 14,748
Average number fired per attack = 3.586 Average number fired per ship sunk = 14,748 /1,392 = 10.59.
(8 in 1942; 11.7 in 1943; 10 in 1944) "

Something interesting I recently read: at the Java Sea battle, the Japanese launched 92 torpedos in one salvo and achieved 1 hit ! ... and that was in some ways successful since in the end they won the battle with fewer losses than if those torpedoes would not had been fired

02-13-12, 10:06 PM	#1
kstanb Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 153 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Yes, at $3.8M it is expensive, but it is a +90% sure kill; Mark 14s were expected to be launch in salvos and a 10% success rate more than acceptable according to : http://www.hnsa.org/doc/subsinpacific.htm#pg9 *"Number of Torpedoes Fired by U.S. Submarines* Total number fired = 14,748 Average number fired per attack = 3.586 Average number fired per ship sunk = 14,748 /1,392 = 10.59. (8 in 1942; 11.7 in 1943; 10 in 1944) " Something interesting I recently read: at the Java Sea battle, the Japanese launched 92 torpedos in one salvo and achieved 1 hit ! ... and that was in some ways successful since in the end they won the battle with fewer losses than if those torpedoes would not had been fired