VFW Series #1: Fire Torpedo #1 Traditional Cache
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VFW Series #1: Fire Torpedo #1
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World War II and the Electric Torpedo
The post World War I/pre World War II era defined the modern torpedo. The first American airdrop torpedo test was conducted in 1920. Three weapons stand out from that era. The Mk 13, the aircraft launched torpedo, was a 13 1⁄2 feet long torpedo with a range of 7000 yards and a speed of 30 knots.
The Mk 14 torpedoes deployed from submarines. The Mk 14 is responsible for sinking over four million tons of Japanese shipping during World War II.
The Mk 15, the destroyer-fired torpedo, had an 825-pound warhead and remained in service until the 1950ís when 21-inch torpedo tubes were removed from destroyers. The United States and allied forces utilized these three weapons extensively during World War II.
Around 1941, upon successful seizure of the U-570 by the British, the United States began designing an electric torpedo to copy the Germansí latest technological advancement.
The Mk 18 torpedo was available for fleet use within a year of the capture of its German predecessor. The electric torpedo had a battery compartment instead of an air flask. An electric motor replaced the engine, but pneumatic controls remained because of their tested reliability. The electric torpedo had two distinct advantages: the weapon was wake-less. It did not warn of an attack or a location from which it was launched and it required less manufacturing effort. The World War II electric weapons used a lead acid battery that required maintenance often. This proved to be a problem for the submarine fleet; hydrogen would expel during the maintenance process or by self-discharge. Purging the torpedo room on a regular basis was required.
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