[Patton@Bastogne]

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The Japanese "Long Lance" torpeodos were deadly ...

Curious to learn more ?

If you're a Navy buff, you've GOT to read "Neptune's Inferno" !

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[bandleader]

The”Long Lance”was “Deadly”while ours were so”Top Secret”that Bu-Ord Never checked them to see if the”magnetic-exploders”REALLY worked!!!!!!!!!

[llevrok]

Thanks for mentioning “Neptune’s Inferno”. I’ve read the previous two books by this author and liked them. I am now looking forward to “Inferno”

-llevrok

[bravo whiskey]

long lance torpedoes were excellent offensive but this came at a cost. the propellant was more explosive than USN torpedoes so main gun hits in the torpedo bays of an IJN cruiser would cause larger secondary explosions and considerable more damage.