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Old 05-31-14, 09:38 PM   #46
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Old 06-01-14, 07:00 AM   #47
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Old 06-01-14, 07:48 PM   #48
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I'm going to throw up the next question for you (hmm, that sounded weird...)

If anyone gets the one above, I'll be surprised.

New question: What were the three causes of US torpedo failures in WWII?
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Old 06-01-14, 10:12 PM   #49
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I'm going to throw up the next question for you (hmm, that sounded weird...)

If anyone gets the one above, I'll be surprised.

New question: What were the three causes of US torpedo failures in WWII?
Stubbornness, Incompetence and bad magnetic and contact exploder designs!
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Old 06-02-14, 05:03 AM   #50
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You got two of the three, quick--what was the third before someone beats you to it.

 
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Old 06-02-14, 05:27 AM   #51
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On behalf of Halsey (I no longer play online)...

Faulty depth settings.....The torpedo tended to run some ten feet (3 meters) too deep for several reasons.
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Old 06-02-14, 08:51 AM   #52
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As Jimbuna said the faulty depth keeping of the things. Honestly can't believe I forgot about that.
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Old 06-03-14, 02:21 PM   #53
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Magnetic exploders, depth keeping (calculated for practice warheads which are much lighter than real warheads), contact detonator pins bending (fixed by switching out steel for aluminum), circle runners (mostly mk 18 due to cheap and quickly built versions, killed the Tang)
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Old 06-03-14, 07:24 PM   #54
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Ok, I know how hard it is to stump you guys, but I need about a day off before I can get back to this, so let's see if anyone can tell me what this image is from (they are inside a sub)

Is it Operation Petticoat?
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Ok, I know how hard it is to stump you guys, but I need about a day off before I can get back to this, so let's see if anyone can tell me what this image is from (they are inside a sub)

I will have a stab at Torpedo Run
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On behalf of Halsey (I no longer play online)...

Faulty depth settings.....The torpedo tended to run some ten feet (3 meters) too deep for several reasons.
There you go, great timing, Jim.
So, you will have a SHO code shortly, Halsey, you are still on the field.
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Old 06-04-14, 12:00 PM   #57
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I will have a stab at Torpedo Run
No and no. Nice try, though.

I swear, ain't nobody going to get that one without a lot of hints or a purebred pedigree on 60' s sitcoms.....
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No and no. Nice try, though.

I swear, ain't nobody going to get that one without a lot of hints or a purebred pedigree on 60' s sitcoms.....
McHale's Navy?
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I swear, ain't nobody going to get that one without a lot of hints or a purebred pedigree on 60' s sitcoms.....
How about Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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Old 06-05-14, 08:18 AM   #60
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Nope, nope...

Hint: the series was not a naval-oriented show.... just a silly comedy series that happened to have a submarine show up in a single episode.
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