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US Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II (New Vanguard)
Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of their Patrol Torpedo or PT boat program. The PT boat, or the "mosquito boat" as they were sometimes known, was originally envisioned for attacking larger warships with torpedoes using its "stealth" ability, high-speed, and small size to launch and survive these attacks. However, they were actually employed more frequently in a wide variety of other missions, many which were unforeseen by developers and planners, including rescuing General MacArthur and his entourage from the Philippines.
Often taking on larger and better armed enemies these craft became famous for punching above their weight and were firmly thrust into the limelight by John F. Kennedy who while serving as a lieutenant on a PT-109 in the Pacific Theater heroically saved his fellow crew members winning him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. This book examines the design and development of these unique craft, very few of which survive today and goes on to examine their role and combat deployment in both World Wars. .
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Torpedo
“Unfamiliar and exciting territory—a magnificent yarn!” Greg Bear, New York Times best-selling author of Darwin’s Radio, Eon, and Blood Music An accident at a German nuclear plant and a biological warfare attack on the British Embassy in Washington, DC, have put the United States government on full alert. The attack, together with an illegal arms deal between a trusted NATO ally and a rogue Middle Eastern state, has ignited an international crisis that threatens to draw Western Europe, the Middle East, and America into all-out war. To defuse the escalating conflict, Commander Samuel (Jim) Bowie and the crew of USS Towers must join forces with a handful of U.S. Navy destroyers and frigates to hunt down and destroy a wolfpack of state-of-the-art submarines. Their enemy is a NATO ally trained in U.S. naval warfare tactics, skilled in deception, and thoroughly lethal. Out-gunned, out-maneuvered, and out-thought, the crews of the U.S. Navy ships must become as devious as their enemy. If they fail, the consequences are unthinkable. “TORPEDO kicks ass! Smart and involving, with an action through-line that shoots ahead like its namesake—fast and lethal. I read it in one sitting.”—PAUL L. SANDBERG, Producer of The Bourne Supremacy "A timeless warrior epic. Jeff Edwards spins a stunning and irresistibly believable tale of savage modern naval combat."—JOE BUFF, Best-selling Author of Seas of Crisis, Crush Depth, and Straits of Power “Edwards wields politics and naval combat tactics with a skill equal to the acknowledged masters of military fiction.”—The Military Press .
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Torpedo Juice
The drinks are on Sunshine State historian/spree killer Serge A. Storms, who's decided it's high time he got married So he's motoring down to the Florida Keys -- the ultimate end of the line -- in search of Ms. Right . . . and finding his doped-up basket case bud Coleman along the way. But for Serge, "getting hitched" doesn't necessarily mean "settling down" -- not when South Florida is crawling with slimeballs, swindlers, unrepentant jerks, and annoying bystanders whose ranks need some serious thinning. .
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Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast 1942
Slaughter at sea—just miles from U.S. soil! In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death. Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies. As astonished civilians witnessed explosions from American beaches, fighting men dubbed the area "Torpedo Junction." And while the U.S. Navy failed to react, a handful of Coast Guard sailors scrambled to the front lines. Outgunned and out-maneuvered, they heroically battled the deadliest fleet of submarines ever launched. Never was Germany closer to winning the war. In a moving ship-by-ship account of terror and rescue at sea, Homer Hickam chronicles a little-known saga of courage, ingenuity, and triumph in the early years of World War II. From nerve-racking sea duels to the dramatic ordeals of sailors and victims on both sides of the battle, Hickam dramatically captures a war we had to win—because this one hit terrifyingly close to home..
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The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons (Yale Library of Military History)
The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. .
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Confederate Submarines and Torpedo Vessels 1861-65 (New Vanguard)
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The World Encyclopedia of Destroyers and Frigates: An illustrated history of destroyers and frigates, from torpedo boat destroyers, corvettes and escort ... the missile age. (The World Encyclopedia of)
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Submarine Technology for the 21st Century
Today's combat submarine holds a crew of less than 200 men, equal to a company of infantry Yet these few submariners can command a sea or destroy a civilization. Never has so much combat power been wielded by so few warriors. This concentration of power is made possible by innovative use of technologies, including rocketry, acoustics, hydrodynamics, nuclear power, advanced chemistry, unique materials and a host of others. Unlike other 20th century military innovations - the tank, the airplane and nuclear explosives - the submarine remains shrouded in secrecy, a truly "silent service." This book surveys the state of submarine technology worldwide, and examines research advances that will shape the second century of submarines..
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The Fleet Submarine Torpedo Data Computer
The U.S Fleet Submarines of WW II were equipped with Torpedo Data Computers that generated gyro angles for the torpedoes These angles provided steering information to the torpedoes that allowed them to lead and intercept the target; similar to a football quarterback leading a running receiver to catch the pass. The first chapters of this book describe the early history of gyro guided torpedo development, early torpedo tactics and hand-held steering calculators. Other early chapters briefly describe the development of the Torpedo Data Computers, other components of its torpedo fire control system, and the arithmetic components of the Torpedo Data Computer. A Torpedo Data Computer performed two major functions: the Position Keeper function and the Angle Solver function. The Position Keeper predicted the present position of the target from prior periscope observations, estimated range to the target, target course, submarine speed, and submarine course. The Angle Solver computed the gyro angle based on the predicted present target and some of the parameters used by the Position Keeper. The characteristics of the torpedo type were also inputs to the Angle Solver. Different torpedo types had different running speeds and turning radii and behaved differently at different submarine depths. The Torpedo Data Computer was an electromechanical analogue computer occupying a space of approximately 30 cubic feet and housed in the submarine s conning tower. The geometries of the Position Keeper and the Angle Solver functions are illustrated along with the derivations of the Position Keeper and Angle Solver equations and their flow charts. Photographs of all the input cranks and output dials of a Torpedo Data Computer are shown with an explanation of their purpose. Most of the research material for this book consisted of primary sources, such as Navy manuals from the years 1940-44. Photographs of the TDC were taken on the USS Razorback and USS Torch. An appendix briefly describes the WW II torpedo computers of Britain, Germany, and Japan..
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Taffy of Torpedo Junction (Chapel Hill)
Back in print A longtime favorite of several generations of Tar Heels, Taffy of Torpedo Junction is the thrilling adventure story of thirteen-year-old Taffy Willis, who, with the help of her pony and dog, exposes a ring of Nazi spies operating from a secluded house on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, during World War II. For readers of all ages, the book brings to life the dramatic wartime events on the Outer Banks, where German U-boats turned an area around Cape Hatteras into 'Torpedo Junction' by sinking more than sixty American vessels in just a six-month period in 1942. Taffy has been enjoyed by young and old alike since it was first published in 1957..
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