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Sniper297 · 04-19-15, 04:45 PM

Court martial? Nah, shoulda been hung from the yardarm.

Guy you're talking about was Christie. In his defense;

1. Bureau of ordinance and the one and only manufacturer were supposed to be cranking out mark 14s like there was no tomorrow, but were so slow in production they were delivering less than half the number promised. First two years of the war the mark 14 was not only flawed, it was in short supply.

2. With the low power of the warhead, the magnetic exploder was the best way to conserve torpedoes by doing more damage per torpedo - if it worked as advertised.

3. Christie and other admirals were getting false reports from skippers who (1) falsified or exaggerated damage and sinking claims, and (2) disabled the magnetic exploders, set the fish to run shallow, then lied about both in their reports.

So Christie and the others were basing their decisions on logistics (trying to avoid running out of torpedoes) and false information from subordinates.

However, the flip side - the Germans and British had both tried magnetic exploders, discovered the big flaws in the theory itself, and gave up the whole idea long before Pearl Harbor. USN had access to that before the war started, so the whole gang should have been keelhauled.

My mod;

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=4380

I use the first one;

1. UStorp125 - same explosive power as stock, but with damage radius increased to 125%

Which makes a slightly bigger hole, spreads the lowest damage effect out to involve more compartments, but gives only a slight advantage over stock.

04-19-15, 04:45 PM	#7
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Court martial? Nah, shoulda been hung from the yardarm. Guy you're talking about was Christie. In his defense; 1. Bureau of ordinance and the one and only manufacturer were supposed to be cranking out mark 14s like there was no tomorrow, but were so slow in production they were delivering less than half the number promised. First two years of the war the mark 14 was not only flawed, it was in short supply. 2. With the low power of the warhead, the magnetic exploder was the best way to conserve torpedoes by doing more damage per torpedo - if it worked as advertised. 3. Christie and other admirals were getting false reports from skippers who (1) falsified or exaggerated damage and sinking claims, and (2) disabled the magnetic exploders, set the fish to run shallow, then lied about both in their reports. So Christie and the others were basing their decisions on logistics (trying to avoid running out of torpedoes) and false information from subordinates. However, the flip side - the Germans and British had both tried magnetic exploders, discovered the big flaws in the theory itself, and gave up the whole idea long before Pearl Harbor. USN had access to that before the war started, so the whole gang should have been keelhauled. My mod; http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=4380 I use the first one; 1. UStorp125 - same explosive power as stock, but with damage radius increased to 125% Which makes a slightly bigger hole, spreads the lowest damage effect out to involve more compartments, but gives only a slight advantage over stock.