Re: [OT] Completely

----- Original Message -----
From: "matt tope" <mptope@omnihybrid.com>

> Completely OT with this but help is needed, and hopefully someone on
the
> list knows the answer to these questions,
>
> WW1 era Dreadnoughts and cruisers have submerged torpedo tubes. A
> typical arrangement (according to my copy of Janes 1919) is one in the
> bow, one in the stern and one on each broadside. My questions  are:
>
> 1) In what direction did the broadside tubes point? Did they point
> forwards, backwards or to the sides?

According to "Marinearsenal 25, Die Schlachtschiffe der Kaiser-Klasse",
those ships had 5 underwater tubes for 50 cm torpedos. One bow tube and
2
broadside tubes each side, forward and behind of the first / last
turret.
They shot forward, 20 degrees to the left/right of the ship's axis,
apparently in fixed mountings (the text is not too specific about that).
Total load of 19-20 torpedos. No info about reloading times.

Greetings
Karl Heinz