35-020 MicroMir 1/35 UNITED STATES NAVY Mark 18 torpedo

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< p> < span>the result of research was the removal of torpedoes Mk 18 C weapons in 1950.< / span>< / p> < p class="MsoNormal">Torpedo Mk 18 was the most popular and successful during world war II in the us Navy. She is in 1945 were affected more than 60% of all the sunken ships.< / p> < p class="MsoNormal">u-boat Crews were initially suspicious of the shorter-range torpedo, but the silence and absence of a bubble trail gave a huge tactical advantage and no one wanted to ignore it. It is believed that the best example of the use of these torpedoes are skirmishes in the Philippine sea, when on the orders of Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood submarines SS-218 Albacore and SS-244 Cavalla intercepted Japanese squadrons and with an interval of a few hours struck torpedoes Mk 18 two aircraft carriers: IJN Taiho and IJN Shokaku. As a result of hits, aircraft carriers were sunk, submarines continued combat service.< / p> < p class="MsoNormal">Although Mk 18 was popular and loved by sailors, but after the end of the war, studies were conducted that questioned its effectiveness. According to the study, a conventional steam-gas torpedo had a 17% greater chance of hitting a merchant ship and a two and a half times greater chance of hitting escort warships. The total percentage of hits torpedoes-18%.< / p>