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To: robowombat

Sunk by her own torpedo.

Fired four at a Japanese destroyer. One ran low, two bounced off without exploding. The fourth circled back and took of her periscope.

(According to Wikipedia)


2 posted on 08/27/2019 10:50:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

US Navy torpedos were super bad through about the first half of WWII, or even longer.

Many problems, and the Navy brass refused to believe numerous reports of malfunctions and misfires from captains in the fleet. Navy thought they weren’t trying hard enough.

Among other things, they had a tendency to cruse deeper than the depth they were set for, thereby missing targets by shooting underneath them. But that wasn’t the only problem.


5 posted on 08/27/2019 11:14:23 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/ww2-navy-torpedo-problems-mk14?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1


6 posted on 08/27/2019 11:20:42 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (The Democrat party. A collaboration of Cloward-Piven and Dunning-Kruger.)
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To: BenLurkin

I “NEVER” reference wikiliberal.

Just sayin’.


12 posted on 08/27/2019 12:37:07 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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