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Bismarck vs King George V and Rodney

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Blaster, Dec 13, 2006.

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  1. Ricky

    Ricky Well-Known Member

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    Yes, dammit! Them torpedos are getting close to their 'use by' date!
     
    Ricky, Dec 21, 2006
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    corpcasselbury New Member

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    And you should never use torpedoes once they've reached their expiration date! ;) :lol:
     
    corpcasselbury, Dec 26, 2006
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    Torpedoes have an expiration date?
     
    Blaster, Dec 26, 2006
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    Maybe. But comedy is forever. US shells at the start of WWII did have an expiration date. Explosive D produced fumes that were corrosive to the delicate mechanisms of the new delay fuzes. I believe that, when the navy made this discovery, they gave guidelines dictating that shells were supposed to be used with six months. Subsequent fuze manufacture sealed the fuzes with shellac.
     
    Tiornu, Dec 26, 2006
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    Oh? I didn't know that. Thanks, Tiornu.
     
    corpcasselbury, Dec 26, 2006
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