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R Leonard replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
Nets dangling out from the side of a ship were not a simple solution simply because you don't steam with torpedo nets streaming...
Dec 14, 2019 at 11:55 PM -
Jack B replied to the thread Three Bodies Found At The Alamo.
Amazing to think they've only been found now.
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
Half Track liked Jack B's post in the thread This day in WW II......
14 December 1939: [img] • Vidkun Quisling meets with Germany’s Hitler to discuss a coup of Norway. [img]
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:50 PM -
Half Track liked Jack B's post in the thread This day in WW II......
13 Dec 41: [img] • Dutch submarines (Likely HNLMS K XI, K XII, , O 19, and O 20) patrol the South China Sea. • Hungary declares...
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:49 PM -
GRW posted a new thread.
Three Bodies Found At The Alamo
No word on whether they're connected to the battle yet. "AN ANTONIO (AP) — THE remains of three people were found at the Alamo amid an...
Forum: Military History
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:48 PM -
BigEFan replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
Then why were so many ships sunk in WW2 by torpedo? Were the nets not 100% effective, or not widely employed? It seems like a simple...
Dec 14, 2019 at 8:34 PM -
Takao replied to the thread Australians and Canadians at war....
Australian troops could only be executed for 4 offenses, as per the Defense Act 1903: Defence Act 1903
Dec 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM -
Takao replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
An Intervelometer was standard on almost all, if not all, multi-engine bombers.
Dec 14, 2019 at 6:04 PM -
CAC liked OpanaPointer's post in the thread SPAM invasion! run for the hills.
Splash some fish sauce on that and I'll give it a try.
Dec 14, 2019 at 5:39 PM -
CAC replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
Sunderland dropped their bombs very much like a hedgehog...in sequence
Dec 14, 2019 at 5:36 PM -
OpanaPointer replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
Timed impact fuze would do the trick.
Dec 14, 2019 at 5:22 PM -
Takao replied to the thread Shooting at Torpedos With 5" ?.
Were hydrostatic fuses that sensitive? Normal DCs had minimum settings of 50 feet. Would also require a redesign of the projectile to...
Dec 14, 2019 at 4:53 PM -
ww2_fanatic posted a new thread.
Documentary and analytical film about the genocide of the Serbian people in the NDH
Documentary Film "Sons of Herod" is an documentary and analytical story about the genocide of the Serbian people in the Independent...
Forum: WWII Films & TV
Dec 14, 2019 at 4:34 PM -
OpanaPointer replied to the thread Australians and Canadians at war....
Eh?
Dec 14, 2019 at 3:11 PM -
OpanaPointer replied to the thread SPAM invasion! run for the hills.
Splash some fish sauce on that and I'll give it a try.
Dec 14, 2019 at 3:10 PM
