Worried about torpedo impact sensitivity

Barkhorn1x · 03-14-07, 11:27 AM

To be clear here there were a number of issues with the Mark XIV torpedo - and they tended to mask each other. Here they are in the order they were addressed:

- The torps ran an average of 11 feet deeper than the depth setting indicated - this negated the whole purpose of magentic pistol - had it been working.

- The manufacture of the magnetic detonator was flawed in such a way as to ensure that they would rarely function as intended - they were finally deactivated - in the Central Pacific anyway in early '43

- The contact pistol firing pin stud guides were prone to disfiguration - often preventing the pins from setting off the warhead - the closer the shot was to the "perfect" 90 degree angle the worse the problem. Modified pins were designed and issued that would not deform the guides.

Here is a link:

http://www.historynet.com/magazines/...2/3037866.html

03-14-07, 11:27 AM	#7
Barkhorn1x Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Davie, FL Grid DM 23 Posts: 544 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	To be clear here there were a number of issues with the Mark XIV torpedo - and they tended to mask each other. Here they are in the order they were addressed: - The torps ran an average of 11 feet deeper than the depth setting indicated - this negated the whole purpose of magentic pistol - had it been working. - The manufacture of the magnetic detonator was flawed in such a way as to ensure that they would rarely function as intended - they were finally deactivated - in the Central Pacific anyway in early '43 - The contact pistol firing pin stud guides were prone to disfiguration - often preventing the pins from setting off the warhead - the closer the shot was to the "perfect" 90 degree angle the worse the problem. Modified pins were designed and issued that would not deform the guides. Here is a link: http://www.historynet.com/magazines/...2/3037866.html