| Author | Message | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2431 Registered: 9-2009 |
Sometimes it was even worse afterwards. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1790 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does this refer to the Mark 14 torpedo again? Other torpedos? Other submarines? Other wartime events? Is there a mechanical problem? Did it cause unintended death? Injury? Does it cause problems with the submarine launching it? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2436 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does this refer to the Mark 14 torpedo again? Yes. Other torpedos? Other submarines? Other wartime events? No to the rest. Is there a mechanical problem? Did it cause unintended death? Injury? Does it cause problems with the submarine launching it? Yes to all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1835 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the torpedo explode in the launcher? Just after launch? Was the problem with the explosive? The trigger mechanism? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2456 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the torpedo explode in the launcher? Just after launch? Was the problem with the explosive? The trigger mechanism? No to all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1838 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the problem cause the torpedo to explode at all? Prevent it from exploding? Cause a delay in the explosion? Did a second force contribute to the problem? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2460 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the problem cause the torpedo to explode at all? Prevent it from exploding? Cause a delay in the explosion? This problem did not affect the triggering of the explosion. Did a second force contribute to the problem? What do you mean? Please rephrase. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1848 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rewording: Did something other than the torpedo and launcher contribute to the problem? Was the direction of the torpedo changed? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2470 Registered: 9-2009 |
Rewording: Did something other than the torpedo and launcher contribute to the problem? No. Was the direction of the torpedo changed? Yes indeed. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1853 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the torpedo turned around? And slammed into the ship that fired it? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2474 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the torpedo turned around? And slammed into the ship that fired it? Yes! ***SPOILER*** The fourth problem with the Mark 14 torpedo was that it sometimes failed to straighten its course, and instead continued in a big circle until it came back at the ship that fired it. At least one sub was sunk by this malfunction, which was obviously worse when all the other problems had been fixed. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1859 Registered: 4-2010 |
You think they'd have noticed this in testing... "How's the torpedo work?" "Well, sometimes it comes back and hits the ship that fired it." "Ah, use some duct tape. It'll be fine." Great puzzle! |
