Mark VIII torpedo mod

keltos01 · 06-17-08, 04:49 PM

During World War II, torpedoes were manufactured at the Royal Naval Torpedo Factory at Greenock and Alexandria, near Dumbarton; the Vickers-Armstrong (formerly Whitehead) works at Weymouth. Many USA torpedoes were used, especially those for aircraft and Lend-Lease destroyers. The USA also supplied large numbers of their Mark 24 (Fido) homing torpedo. Britain had a total of about 7,100 torpedoes in stock as of September 1939, but over 4,000 of these were of obsolescent types no longer in production.

Britain held a technological lead in torpedo development for much of the period between the World Wars, but they were overtaken by the Japanese with their use of pure oxygen. However, the British remained ahead of all other nations. This success was mainly due to the adoption of the Brotherhood burner-cycle engine. The burner-cycle engine was in effect a semi-diesel. Typically, air pressurized to about 840 lbs./in2 (59 kg/cm2) was heated to about 1,800ºF (1,000ºC) by burning a small amount of atomized kerosene-type fuel. This hot air/gas mixture was then fed into the engine via poppet valves and more fuel was injected into each cylinder a little before TDC (Top Dead Center). The spontaneous ignition of this mixture powered the engine.
(http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_Notes.htm)

The British torpedo Mark VIII **.
2 speeds :
45.5 knots range :4570 m
41 knots range : 6400 m

found on wiki :
21" Mark VIII

Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1925
Operators: Royal Navy and foreign customers
Role: Submarines and torpedo boats
Dimensions: 533 mm x 6.6 m (21 inch x 21 ft 7 in)
Warhead: 365 kg (805 lb) Torpex
Propulsion: Burner cycle
Performance: 41 knots (76 km/h) for 10 km (11,000 yd) or 35 knots (65 km/h) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd)

used the top one not wiki

the file I posted earlier was removed to tweak it, will re upload soon. (done)

Download link to Mark VIII torpedo mod :

http://files.filefront.com/British+m.../fileinfo.html

06-17-08, 04:49 PM	#1
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	Mark VIII torpedo mod During World War II, torpedoes were manufactured at the Royal Naval Torpedo Factory at Greenock and Alexandria, near Dumbarton; the Vickers-Armstrong (formerly Whitehead) works at Weymouth. Many USA torpedoes were used, especially those for aircraft and Lend-Lease destroyers. The USA also supplied large numbers of their Mark 24 (Fido) homing torpedo. Britain had a total of about 7,100 torpedoes in stock as of September 1939, but over 4,000 of these were of obsolescent types no longer in production. Britain held a technological lead in torpedo development for much of the period between the World Wars, but they were overtaken by the Japanese with their use of pure oxygen. However, the British remained ahead of all other nations. This success was mainly due to the adoption of the Brotherhood burner-cycle engine. The burner-cycle engine was in effect a semi-diesel. Typically, air pressurized to about 840 lbs./in2 (59 kg/cm2) was heated to about 1,800ºF (1,000ºC) by burning a small amount of atomized kerosene-type fuel. This hot air/gas mixture was then fed into the engine via poppet valves and more fuel was injected into each cylinder a little before TDC (Top Dead Center). The spontaneous ignition of this mixture powered the engine. (http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_Notes.htm) The British torpedo Mark VIII . 2 speeds : 45.5 knots range :4570 m 41 knots range : 6400 m found on wiki : 21" Mark VIII Country of origin: United Kingdom Year: 1925 Operators: Royal Navy and foreign customers Role: Submarines and torpedo boats Dimensions: 533 mm x 6.6 m (21 inch x 21 ft 7 in) Warhead: 365 kg (805 lb) Torpex Propulsion: Burner cycle Performance: 41 knots (76 km/h) for 10 km (11,000 yd) or 35 knots (65 km/h) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd) used the top one not wiki the file I posted earlier was removed to tweak it, will re upload soon. (done) Download link to Mark VIII torpedo mod : http://files.filefront.com/British+m.../fileinfo.html __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"** Last edited by keltos01; 06-18-08 at 05:22 AM.