To: csvset
The history of US torpedo development from the 20s all the way through 1943 is quite probably the most embarrassing collection of abysmal and continuous failures ever assembled by mankind.
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
9 posted on
11/11/2019 10:04:01 PM PST by
mad_as_he$$
(Beware the homeless industrial complex.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Imagine what results could have been attained, if we would have had something comparable to the Japanese Long Lance torpedoes.
10 posted on
11/11/2019 10:07:00 PM PST by
Equine1952
(Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I recall reading about the firing pins failing. It may have been the book The Terrible Hours, regarding the rescue of the crew of the USS Squalus. Great story. Charles Momsen was a interesting chap.
The Navy’s poor torpedo performance led Charles Momsen to have torpedos fired into a cliff in Hawaii until he got a dud. He then dove to retrieve the dud. They discovered the firing pins were faulty.
War has some strange twists. One surprise from the Battle of Midway was Japan providing a pristine sample of a Zero up in the Aleutians .
Akutan Zero
13 posted on
11/11/2019 10:59:38 PM PST by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
’’...quite probably the most embarrassing collection of abysmal and continuous failures ever assembled by mankind...’’
Are you talking about the dimocrat party?
16 posted on
11/12/2019 9:57:28 AM PST by
NCC-1701
((You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.))
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