The Great Torpedo Scandal Hype or not

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The Great Torpedo Scandal around the Mark 14 is considered by some as one of the biggest scandals in the history of modern warfare. What were the teething problems of the Mark 14 Torpedo and the Mark 6 Exploder? Was the issue blown out of proportion? Is it overly hyped? The torpedo was plagued by deep running, premature explosions of the magnetic proximity fuse and finally a sometimes ineffective contact exploder. Yet, how much influence did it have on the war against the Imperial Japanese Navy? • »» SUPPORT MHV «« • » patreon - / mhv • » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... • » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wis... • • »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« • » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvi... • »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« • » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistory... • » facebook - / milhistoryvisualized • » twitter - / milhivisualized • » twitch - / militaryhistoryvisualized • » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizati... • » tumblr - / militaryhistoryvisualized • Military History NOT Visualized is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware. • » SOURCES « • Milford, Frederick J : US NAVY TORPEDOES. Part Two: The great torpedo scandal, 1941-43. Originally published in October 1996 issue of THE SUBMARINE REVIEW, a quarterly publication of the Naval Submarine League, Annandale, VA http://www.geocities.ws/pentagon/1592... • Rowland, Buford; Boyd, William B.: US Navy BUREAU OF ORDNANCE IN WORLD WAR II. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. United States, Washington, 1953. • Jolie, E. W.: A Brief History of U.S. Navy Torpedo Development. NUSC Technical Document 5436, 15 September 1978 • Symonds, Craig L.: World War II at Sea. A Global History. Oxford University Press: New York, 2018 • Potter, E.B.; Nimitz, Ch. W.: Sea Power – Naval History • German Extended Translation (used for this video) • Potter, E.B.; Nimitz, Ch. W.; Rohwer, Jürgen: Seemacht – Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. • Smiley, Kim: Early Problems with Mark 14 Torpedoes, in: Root Cause Analysis (Blog) • http://root-cause-analysis.info/2015/... • Zimmerman, Dwight Jon: The Mark 14 Torpedo Scandal: Rear Adm. Charles Lockwood, the problems with the Mark 14, and the Bureau of Ordnance. https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s... • • » TOOL CHAIN « • PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. • » DATA CHAIN « • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. • • » CREDITS SPECIAL THX « • Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone • #militaryhistory #submarine #ww2

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