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01-18-13, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

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Also, air dropped torpedoes don't splash in that way. When an airborne torpedo hits, the splash is in the same general direction that the torpedo is heading, while these are going upwards.

2:48, and again at 2:56, 3:18 and 3:40.

0:56 and 1:03. In the second one notice the torpedo strap hitting the water ahead of the fish itself. That may be what you're seeing as a "tube" in the PH photo. In all the videos the splash is vertical.

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