| Torpedo Instruction Pamphlet TS-5 Contributor(s): Fleet Torpedo School (Author), United States Navy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1940453291 ISBN-13: 9781940453293 Publisher: Periscope Film LLC OUR PRICE: $41.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Weapons - History | Military - World War Ii - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 8" W x 10" (2.54 lbs) 590 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Created during WWII as an official training manual for the Fleet Torpedo School, this whopping 575+ page "pamphlet" contains everything you ever wanted to know about aircraft-launched torpedoes. Within its pages you'll find rare photographs and diagrams as well as informative text. This includes a brief history of the torpedo and a full rundown of the Mark 13, the first American torpedo to be designed solely for aircraft launch (although, they were also used aboard P.T. Boats). Chapters include: exercise heads and attachments, war head and attachments, air flask and midship section, reducing, superheating system and starting gear, propulsion mechanism, depth control mechanism, gyro mechanism including a description of Gyro Mark 12-1, adjustment and tests, and a discussion of loading, air trajectory and stabilizers. Originally restricted, this manual was declassified long ago. This high quality facsimile was created from a rare original. It presents the book in its entirety for the first time in 70 years. |
