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ORIGINAL: Brady After going over sections from At Dawn we Slept this AM, Namely Chapter 40 p.320... In sumery, using the standard model II torpedo they consistantly were able to make drops that did not excead 20 meters depth, and the torpedoes ran fine and true. The Problem was they neaded to not excead 10 metters depth. The Technishions at Mitsubishi had been working on a new fin already, and it was normaly acheaveing a 12 metter depth, The crewes were able to consistantly get 10 metter depth drops out it and it ran fine and true after drop. In testing 1 in 3 would bottom out, so he was still pleased with the results. The New Torpedo was the Type II (modell II) Imporved. All that was new on it was the fin. Thanks, Brady, good info. It reinforces my opinion that use of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor was a one-off thing. The preparation, research, and so on just wouldn't be available for battles of opportunity far from supply sources where such modified weapons would be available (standard CV loadouts would include torpedoes for general naval attack purposes). Level bombers - no, CV torpedo planes - yes, limited to large harbors only.
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