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Midway questions
06-18-2010, 11:00 AM,
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RE: Midway questions
US torpedoes were awful, up to about mid-1943. It's the worst ordnance scandal in US military history. Read about it in Clay Blair's Silent Victory. Basically, the defects were defective magnetic detonators and deep running. When the magnetic detonators were disabled, another defect in the impact pin was found. All of these problems were blamed on sub skippers not shooting right, etc.

Lot of men risked and gave lives--in subs and torpedo bombers and destroyers--while going into battle with defective weapons.
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Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 03-23-2010, 06:44 AM
RE: Midway questions - by rahamy - 03-23-2010, 09:22 PM
RE: Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 03-25-2010, 04:47 AM
RE: Midway questions - by rahamy - 03-25-2010, 05:50 AM
RE: Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 03-26-2010, 05:35 AM
RE: Midway questions - by wardog - 04-14-2010, 09:18 AM
RE: Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 04-14-2010, 09:49 AM
RE: Midway questions - by cazart! - 04-16-2010, 07:18 AM
RE: Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 04-19-2010, 10:17 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Mike Abberton - 04-20-2010, 02:28 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Jazman - 06-18-2010, 11:00 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Ratel - 07-12-2010, 09:53 PM
RE: Midway questions - by rahamy - 07-12-2010, 10:01 PM
RE: Midway questions - by 33Aufkl - 08-16-2010, 07:41 PM
RE: Midway questions - by jonnymacbrown - 08-18-2010, 07:58 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Jolly Roger - 08-28-2010, 09:39 PM
RE: Midway questions - by rahamy - 08-28-2010, 11:00 PM
RE: Midway questions - by Ratel - 08-31-2010, 04:11 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Jolly Roger - 09-03-2010, 02:54 AM
RE: Midway questions - by Ratel - 09-03-2010, 03:44 PM
RE: Midway questions - by Jolly Roger - 09-04-2010, 12:02 AM

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