Американские торпеды не взрывались при идеальном попадании

How could a torpedo hit exactly where it was aimed and still fail? In July 1943, USS Tinosa’s attack on the Japanese tanker Tonan Maru No. 3 exposed a critical flaw in the U.S. Navy’s Mark 14 torpedo: the contact exploder could malfunction on perfect 90-degree impacts. This documentary traces the wider Mark 14 torpedo crisis, including deep-running weapons, premature magnetic detonations, the disabling of the Mark 6 magnetic feature, and the tests ordered by Admiral Charles Lockwood after Tinosa returned with compelling evidence. From controlled impact tests to torpedoes fired into the cliffs of Kahoolawe, investigators isolated the mechanical failure and developed practical fixes. The story reveals how combat reports, engineering tests, and frontline persistence helped transform a notoriously unreliable submarine weapon during the Pacific War. Sources: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/... https://www.history.navy.mil/research... https://navalunderseamuseum.org/wp-co... https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee... #WWII #WorldWarII #USNavy #Mark14 #USSTinosa #SubmarineWarfare #PacificWar #NavalHistory #MilitaryHistory #Torpedo #WW2History #PacificTheater