Gentlemen,
I know that torpedoes must travel a certain distance before they can explode :they will be a dud if launched too close. Do you know what is this distance ? I am mostly interested in US Mk 8 torpedoes.
Thanks for any help,
Francis Marliere
Torpedoes
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Re: Torpedoes
From memory it was about 600 meters for the Mark 8... and 400 meters for the Mark 14Francis Marliere wrote:Gentlemen,
I know that torpedoes must travel a certain distance before they can explode :they will be a dud if launched too close. Do you know what is this distance ? I am mostly interested in US Mk 8 torpedoes.
Thanks for any help,
Francis Marliere
The torpedo required a given time to arm itself after launch. That time x torp speed gives you the necessary traveling distance before torp becomes operational.
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Re: Torpedoes
Ok thanks.
Re: Torpedoes
us ww2 torps used either a paddle wheel or a nose mounted propeller the measure the arming distance