Comments on: Beyond Familiar Shores – Page 43

By: Thracecius

Thracecius — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:05:52 +0000

Actually, we do know that there is no torpedo man, TKG. Matt confirmed it above that none are aboard, only a skeleton crew. It’s a pity too, because I liked the proposed solution.

By: TKG

TKG — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 07:36:17 +0000

and yet we do not know the ship does not have a torpedo man….

By: Sgt. Howard

Sgt. Howard — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 05:04:32 +0000

I forget the nomenclature, but given the late 1930′s torpedo they will shake the sub a mite, but not enough to do serious harm… but they have to be set BEFORE they go in the tube. Thus, without a torpedoman and crew, it’s a moot point.

By: Crazyman

Crazyman — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:12:07 +0000

Isn’t 200 yards a little too close to the sub? I know these aren’t exactly MK48 ADCAPS we’re talking about (for those, *1,000* yards is a good safety margin), but let’s be reasonable…

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:29:55 +0000

Skeleton crew. No torpedo men.

That’s why they had to “ZARK” the first Nazi sub way back here: http://deepdivedaredevils.com/?p=976, http://deepdivedaredevils.com/?p=986.

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:22:58 +0000

She is indeed.

By: TKG

TKG — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:39:43 +0000

I agree with Sgt. Howard on this, it would be the most tactically feasible option.

By: Sgt. Howard

Sgt. Howard — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:24:36 +0000

Set one torpedo to detonate at 200 yards- that will rock the sub, but CONCUSSION underwater from 500 pounds of TORPEX will kill/disable those bastards. Problem solved.

By: T. Gatto

T. Gatto — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:25:12 +0000

Anybody got a really big shotgun shell to load into the Aft Torpedo Tube?

Is the woman one of the rescued females from Pitch Black?