Comments on: U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ed in Sac http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-785122 Ed in Sac Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:11:34 +0000 #comment-785122 This is a amazingly complete and enlightening article on the woes of our brave Submariners due to the faulty design of the Mark 14 torp. Thanks very much for your efforts. I do have a question: Has anyone ever read a book which claimed that a Japanese saboteur was involved in the design of the contact exploder and that is why they were unreliable? Seems to me I read that many years ago and I don't remember the books title. Indeed the design of this device certainly had more problems that the contact pistol. Just trying to separate fact from what at this point seems to have been a contrived excuse. Not looking to start a "conspiracy theory" either. Ed in Sacramento This is a amazingly complete and enlightening article on the woes of our brave Submariners due to the faulty design of the Mark 14 torp. Thanks very much for your efforts. I do have a question:

Has anyone ever read a book which claimed that a Japanese saboteur was involved in the design of the contact exploder and that is why they were unreliable? Seems to me I read that many years ago and I don't remember the books title.

Indeed the design of this device certainly had more problems that the contact pistol. Just trying to separate fact from what at this point seems to have been a contrived excuse. Not looking to start a "conspiracy theory" either.

Ed in Sacramento

]]> By: torpedo failures http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-782436 torpedo failures Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:10:19 +0000 #comment-782436 [...] about US torpedoes (particularly the MK XIV Sub launched version), their failures and remedies. U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II Three passages from the end of the article. The Bureau of Ordnance and the Newport Torpedo [...] [...] about US torpedoes (particularly the MK XIV Sub launched version), their failures and remedies. U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II Three passages from the end of the article. The Bureau of Ordnance and the Newport Torpedo [...]

]]> By: CPT Kirk http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-780570 CPT Kirk Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:20:55 +0000 #comment-780570 shouldnt have "went to war" hmmmm shoulda wioulda coulda.. never occurred to you that then and now,,bad people exist who'd laugh at anyone suggesting talk aas an alternative. Ask the Japnaese people AFTER NAGASAKI and Im sure youd have had a different opinion. They were an arrogant racist nation who beleived in all thier hype and peopoganda concerning thier superiority over the US and esp over other Asians>> talk??? read your history about the naivite of such a suggestion. They were talking with us_ambassador Kurusu-for months while they planned the Pearl Harbor attack they regarded us with scorn, thought we were soft and would never defend another asian nation. Only after we kicked the crap out of them and nearly annilated their nation did it occur to them that they had no business attacking us in the first placeand had zero, I repeat zero chancwe of winning a long war.. tyhey were delusional...so is the notion of talk with wild animals shouldnt have "went to war" hmmmm shoulda wioulda coulda..

never occurred to you that then and now,,bad people exist who'd laugh at anyone suggesting talk aas an alternative.

Ask the Japnaese people AFTER NAGASAKI and Im sure youd have had a different opinion.

They were an arrogant racist nation who beleived in all thier hype and peopoganda concerning thier superiority over the US and esp over other Asians>>

talk??? read your history about the naivite of such a suggestion. They were talking with us_ambassador Kurusu-for months while they planned the Pearl Harbor attack

they regarded us with scorn, thought we were soft and would never defend another asian nation.

Only after we kicked the crap out of them and nearly annilated their nation did it occur to them that they had no business attacking us in the first placeand had zero, I repeat zero chancwe of winning a long war..

tyhey were delusional…so is the notion of talk with wild animals

]]> By: A. F. http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-663191 A. F. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:29:13 +0000 #comment-663191 And also Wahoo, if the speculations Richard O'Kane made in his book "Wahoo", based on the fact that Wahoo carried the same Mark 18 electric torpedos that had circular run issues that sank the Tang. And also Wahoo, if the speculations Richard O'Kane made in his book "Wahoo", based on the fact that Wahoo carried the same Mark 18 electric torpedos that had circular run issues that sank the Tang.

]]> By: Lady love http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-564505 Lady love Wed, 18 May 2011 15:29:10 +0000 #comment-564505 Wow =0 Why do people have war and stuff, It wasn't even necessary. just talk it out. I do understand that you can't always talk things out but they shouldn't have went to WAR ! ! Wow =0 Why do people have war and stuff, It wasn't even necessary. just talk it out. I do understand that you can't always talk things out but they shouldn't have went to WAR ! !

]]> By: Der Krieg gegen Japan, Teil 9: Verschiedenes « USA Erklärt http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-291037 Der Krieg gegen Japan, Teil 9: Verschiedenes « USA Erklärt Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:21:30 +0000 #comment-291037 [...] in Ausnahmefällen explodierten – die Versagerquote lag selbst unter perfekten Bedingungen bei bis zu 70 Prozent. Entsprechend mies war die Ausbeute am Anfang des Pazifik-Kriegs: The Asiatic submarines made 136 [...] [...] in Ausnahmefällen explodierten – die Versagerquote lag selbst unter perfekten Bedingungen bei bis zu 70 Prozent. Entsprechend mies war die Ausbeute am Anfang des Pazifik-Kriegs: The Asiatic submarines made 136 [...]

]]> By: Craig Finley http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-188474 Craig Finley Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:51:57 +0000 #comment-188474 A very well researched and written article that sheds even more light on the U.S. Navy's torpedo failures in WWII. Well Done! A very well researched and written article that sheds even more light on the U.S. Navy's torpedo failures in WWII. Well Done!

]]> By: Was Allied bombing of Germany Jan - April 1945 a war crime? - Page 24 http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-22510 Was Allied bombing of Germany Jan - April 1945 a war crime? - Page 24 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:51:07 +0000 #comment-22510 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: joe grillo http://www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm#comment-17037 joe grillo Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:19:19 +0000 #comment-17037 Noly did our torpedoes NOT sink enemy ships faulty torpedoes' cicular runs sank Tang & Tullibee Noly did our torpedoes NOT sink enemy ships faulty torpedoes'
cicular runs sank Tang & Tullibee

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