mike scholl 1 -> RE: Kitakami and Oi: How effective? (2/21/2012 4:29:40 PM)
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ORIGINAL: mike scholl 1 No..., they weren't. The initial specs for the Type 94's were based on the faulty premise of the "Decisive Battle" with very long ranged fire. Java Sea proved that wasn't effecient (two Japanese Destroyer Squadrons waisted virtually all their torpedoes at long range for no result)..., but later in the same battle the two heavy cruisers showed what could be done by using them at shorter range and higher speed settings. Sorry i meant torpedos from other nations, plus i checked and not many could get on 50kt but most were around 45kt. The British had a torpedo with 47kt, the Italians had 50kt. Yes..., there were several others that could run pretty fast..., for about 3000 yards. The Long Lance could run faster still..., and for 20,000 yards. The faster a torpedo runs, the smaller the "deflection" that needs to be allowed for it to hit (and the shorter time available for your target to do something unexpected). That made the "Long Lance" quite dangerous. At battle ranges of 7-15,000 yards, where other nation's torpedoes had to use their "slow" setting (or were out-of-range altogether), the Japanese still had a 50-knot torpedo. That's a big advantage...
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