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I agree, but I don't think it's entirely unique to this era. The US Navy's torpedo station in Newport, RI produced torpedos that were really prone to failure d

I agree, but I don't think it's entirely unique to this era. The US Navy's torpedo station in Newport, RI produced torpedos that were really prone to failure during the first few years of WW2. IIRC, the problem persisted so long because an admiral in charge refused to provide enough torpedos for adequate testing. (Sorry if there are any errors here, I can't easily fact check at the moment.)

ethbr1 1y ago
That's accurate. They sped the torpedoes up, but failed to redesign the trigger, with the end result of ideal (and taught) geometry shots having a low chance of detonating. (Among other problems) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo#Problems https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo#Problems