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	Dispatch Archive
		By the late 1920s and early 1930s, the U.S. Navy was equipped with Martin T3M and T4M biplane torpedo bombers capable of operation on floats from the water, or fitted with wheels, from the decks of aircraft carriers.
		The earliest torpedo bombers could only carry a small torpedo, often a shorter, lighter version of the standard 17.7-inch diameter weapon, or an even smaller 14-inch version.
		Although Avengers participated in torpedo attacks on Japanese capital ships during the latter half of the war, the poor reliability of the Mark XIII aerial torpedo resulted in relatively few hits.
	rwebs.net /dispatch/output.asp?ArticleID=27 (2022 words)

	Torpedo Summary
		The Bangalore Torpedo, invented in 1912, is a cylindrical explosive device on the end of a pipe used to clear minefields and barbed wire.
		The first torpedoes driven at specific targets were spar torpedoes; the explosive device was on the end of a spar up to 40 feet long projecting forward under water from the bow of the attacking vessel.
		In the case of deck or tube launched torpedoes, the diameter of the torpedo is obviously a key factor in determining the suitability of a particular torpedo to a tube or launcher, similar to the caliber of the gun.
	www.bookrags.com /Torpedo (4209 words)

	Torpedo Bombers
		The torpedo utilized by the torpedo bombers were the 450/170/4.5 built by the Whitehead of Fiume and by the Silurificio Italiano di Baia (Naples).
		The torpedo was usually launched at a speed of 300 km/h and at an altitude of 30 to 40 meters.
		During the war, several torpedos were modified to fit the need of an aerial launch and they incorporated interesting and innovative solutions.It should be mentioned that during the war Italy built several prototypes utilizing various aircraft, such as the smaller Ca.313 and Ca.314, although too underpowered for the task.
	www.regiamarina.net /arsenals/planes_it/torpedo_bombers/torpedo_us.htm (1242 words)

	Torpedo bomber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carrying torpedoes also required a long bomb-bay (or in any case a longer fuselage), which was why a special type of plane was needed for this role.
		One crucial limitation of a torpedo bomber was that it had to fly a long, straight course at a constant altitutude towards the target ship before launching its torpedo, and hence was highly vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire.
		The torpedoes were also very sophisticated weapons and were prone to damage when landing on water, especially on a wave; they were normally aimed at the bottom of a wave, but needless to say, this was rather difficult.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torpedo_bomber (513 words)

	Lone Sentry: Torpedo Bomber, Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, January 1943)
		Intelligence report on the Italian Savoia-Marchetti (SM-79) torpedo bomber and its tactics, from the Intelligence Bulletin, January 1943.
		An attack by torpedo bombers is usually made at dawn or dusk.
		Torpedo squadrons are believed to have the highest morale of all units of the Italian Air Force.
	www.lonesentry.com /articles/it_bomber/index.html (402 words)

	Bomber Summary
		All these jet-powered bombers were capable of delivering nuclear bombs against targets, creating an uneasy balance of power in which the great distances separating the involved nations were no longer a cushion against attack.
		This gave the Soviets a clear advantage in bomber technolgoy, and the analogous United States aircraft was the B-1B, a subsonic bomber developed during the 1980s.
		Bombers evolved at the same time as the fighter aircraft at the start of the World War I.
	www.bookrags.com /Bomber (1735 words)

	YouTube - Torpedo bomber
		i remember 2 weeks ago my Lil Buddy Squad (thats bomber talk for escort fighter) escorted a bunch of torpedo bombers and it was a great success!
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		Flying Blenheim Torpedo bomber "test-hack" aircraft during intermission between campaigns April 14, 2007.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=jTH1WE3fiMk (358 words)

	Grumman TBF-1
		Torpedo bomber development, however, had not kept pace and the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, which entered service in 1937, still equipped the Torpedo Bomber (VT) squadrons.
		Besides a general similarity in appearance, the new torpedo bomber used the same type of rearward-folding wings as did its smaller cousin.
		The sacrifice of the torpedo bombers, however, was not in vain.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/grumman_tbf.htm (1777 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Tactics of World War II
		Torpedo bombers carried a single torpedo which was dropped and propelled itself toward the target.
		The strike was composed of 48 dive bombers, 25 torpedo bombers, and 18 fighters.
		In one instance, an American torpedo bomber force attacked the Japanese without fighter escort and was nearly annihilated, and on the whole casualties were high.
	johnsmilitaryhistory.com /carriertactics.html (2467 words)

	Torpedo Attack Lesson
		Torpedo bombers need to get very close to the fleet in order to gain decent chance at a hit.
		Torpedo attacks are by their very nature extremely hazardous.
		The idea is to release the torpedo when the bow of the target vessel enters into the release point area outlined in blue.
	www.furball.warbirdsiii.com /krod/basic-torping.html (1101 words)

	Torpedo Bomber: Miscellaneous
		The torpedo bomber attack did not take place until shortly after midnight; bombers were sighted at 0001 and circled round "Prince of Wales" and "Norfolk" before proceeding to the target.
		The torpedo utilized by the torpedo bombers were the 450/170/4.5 built by the Whitehead of Fiume and by the Silurificio Italiano di Baia (Naples).
		The torpedo was usually launched at a speed of 300 km/h and at an altitude of 30 to 40 meters.
	www.lycos.com /info/torpedo-bomber--miscellaneous.html (409 words)

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		After the bomber completes a dive during the Change Phase, the player controlling the bomber announces that the bomber is dropping bombs.
		When the bomber reaches the hex where it wants to drop the torpedo, the player controlling the bomber announces that the bomber is dropping a torpedo.
		If a ship has a torpedo bulge it is not halved for the first torpedo hit on that side of the ship, but is halved for all future torpedo attacks on that side of the ship.
	www.warflag.com /mustangs/mods/Bombing_and_Flak_Rules.doc (2211 words)

	TBM-3E "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber Warplane -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of ...
		The U.S. Navy's first torpedo aircraft were twin-engine converted Martin TM-1s, modified Army bombers, but in the 1930s, Douglas Aircraft Company introduced the first TBD Devastator which became the Navy's leading torpedo bomber.
		The Grumman Avenger, or Torpedo Bomber F (TBF), with F being the Navy's designated letter for the Grumman factory, was replaced by General Motors Avenger TBM, with M being the Navy's designated letter for the General Motors factory.
		In 1960, the bomber was decommissioned, and the rest of its active career was spent as a Canadian aerial tanker for firefighting and agricultural spraying.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/tbm.htm (1011 words)

	Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Torpedo Version Review by Steven Eisenman (Classic Airframes 1/48)
		Not only has CA issued the torpedo bomber version (which was applicable to every version of the S.79), but CA has also included the parts necessary to do the Series II and Bis versions of this famous aircraft.
		To make the torpedo bomber, the kit includes an injection molded torpedo and fins, resin brackets and hoist housings and etched metal for the torpedo propellers and fuse spinner.
		As the S. 79 was one of the best torpedo bombers used in WW-2, this release by CA is without a doubt welcomed by many modelers.
	kits.kitreview.com /s79torpedoreviewse_1.htm (558 words)

	Torpedo Man remembers when JJ Clark risked it all by turning on the lights on the night flight deck to save stranded US ...
		Torpedo Man remembers when JJ Clark risked it all by turning on the lights on the night flight deck to save stranded US Navy pilots
		I set up Torpedo Shop with other Torpedo men and we got to design it like we thought it should be, such as lathes, drill presses, cabinets, all tools and drawings for each minute part for a torpedo.
		They sent a 100 torpedo bombers at us one night, it lasted 7 1/2 hours before we or our escort shot nearly all 100.
	www.ussyorktown.com /yorktown/torpedoman.htm (1993 words)

	USS BUSH-GLOSSARY
		Two torpedo mounts, each with five 21-inch diameter torpedos.
		The rear mount was between the rear stack and forward on gun #3.
		Because these were simulated torpedo attacks, and the term "torpedo" starts with the letter "T", the old US Navy phonetic alphabet terms resulted in these simulated attacks being referred to as "Tare" runs.
	www.ussbush.com /glossary.htm (1177 words)

	Encyclopédie \| Accueil... - STARWARS AnakinWeb.com
		Le TIE Bomber fut conçu par les ingénieurs de Sienar Fleet S...
		Le TIE/tb Torpedo Bomber est une version du TIE Bomber conçu...
		La Torpedo Sphère (ou Sphère de Torpillage) est une plate f...
	encyclo.anakinweb.com /vaisseaux-c4.html (2810 words)

	TBF/TBM Avenger
		On the afternoon of December 7, 1941, Grumman held a ceremony to open its new Plant 2 in Bethpage and display the new torpedo bomber to the public.
		Perhaps its biggest weakness was not actually a problem with the aircraft itself, but rather with the deficient torpedos used by the US Navy in the first two years of the war.
		The aircraft itself was sound and could be used in various roles: torpedo bomber, glide bomber, reconnaissance, mine-layer, and scout plane.
	www.acepilots.com /planes/avenger.html (4364 words)

	Mitsubishi G4M Betty (David Llewellyn James)
		It was remarkable for its long range, but this was achieved by depriving the aircraft of armour while providing it with huge fuel tanks in the wings.
		These were put into effect on the night of 29/30 January 1943 in the Battle of Rennell Island, in which Betties torpedoed and sank the heavy cruiser Chicago.
		This development was in general a disastrous failure, since the modified G4Ms when carrying the Okha were hopelessly vulnerable to fighter attack - although if the G4M succeeded in launching the Okha within range of allied ships the weapon then often proved devastating.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/compass/G4M.htm (671 words)

	Torpedo Squadron Four: A Cockpit View of World War II
		This is a historical account of World War II as seen from the cockpit of an Avenger, the U.S. Navy's famous torpedo bomber and later rehashed in the ready rooms of three aircraft carriers.
		Planes from Torpedo Squadron Four were on the flight deck ready for launch on November 25, 1944, when a kamikaze flew through heavy flak and exploded on the port bow of the USS Essex.
		This brief history of Torpedo Squadron Four was compiled from declassified records in the Naval Archives, from personal journals, from interviews with pilots and flight crew, and from selected historical documents.
	archives.nmsu.edu /rghc/pubs/torpedo.html (900 words)

	SIAI-Marchetti SM79 Torpedo-Bomber "Sparviero" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The SM79 was the most famous version of a line of tri-motor Italian bombers.
		Originally created as a bomber, it really came into it's own as a torpedo-bomber.
		It was armed with four or five machine guns (usually a mixture of 12.7 mm and 7.7mm guns) one facing forwards over the cockpit, one facing backwards from the "hump", one facing forwards in a ventral position and one each for side windows.
	www.constable.ca /sm79.htm (205 words)

	Boeing: History -- Products - Douglas TBD Devastator Torpedo Bomber
		When the U.S. Navy placed a contract with Douglas Aircraft Co. for the development of the TBD torpedo bomber in 1934, a new era in naval aviation began.
		The TBD Devastator was the Navy's first all-metal, monoplane torpedo bomber.
		In December 1941, 100 TDB Devastators formed the backbone of the Navy's carrier torpedo force in the Pacific.
	www.boeing.com /history/mdc/tbd.htm (410 words)

	Torpedo Bomber
		Mitsubishi's famous G4M "Betty" horizontal and torpedo bomber is perhaps the most famous of Japan's "heavy" haulers of World War II.
		Six planes dropped torpedoes and scored three hits, one on the battleship Conte di Cavour and two on the battleship Littorio.
		A pristine example of the most famous torpedo bomber of World War Two is to join the throng of vintage warbirds appearing at the Australian International Airshow 2005.
	www.lycos.com /info/torpedo-bomber.html (445 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
		Chicago, IL When the Navy placed a contract with Douglas Aircraft Company for the development of the TBD torpedo bomber in 1934, a new era in naval aviation began.
		In December 1941, TDB Devastators formed the backbone of the Navy's carrier torpedo force in the Pacific.
		Dalton, WI The TBD-1 was a multi-purpose aircraft fulfilling the roles of bomber and torpedo plane.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/tbd-1.htm (664 words)

	LT(JG) George Bush, USNR
		After finishing flight training, he was assigned to Torpedo Squadron (VT-51) as photographic officer in September 1943.
		Because of his valuable combat experience, Bush was reassigned to Norfolk and put in a training wing for new torpedo pilots.
		Later, he was assigned as a naval aviator in a new torpedo squadron, VT-153.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq10-1.htm (740 words)

	Avenger (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It could attack with either a torpedo, standard bombs, or in the case of anti-sub patrols, depth charges.
		The TBF took shape as a chunky mid-wing monoplane with a weapons-bay large enough for a torpedo or 2,000 lb bomb, and a dorsal turret at the rear end of the long cockpit glasshouse.
		While designed as a torpedo bomber, as noted in the summary, it was used extensively in the Pacific as a glide bomber to attack enemy ships and subs and to support ground forces.
	www.americanairpowermuseum.com /htm/avenger.htm (777 words)

	The Grumman Avenger TBF & TBM WWII US Navy Torpedo bomber.
		Six crews from Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) had been assigned to an Avenger conversion course at Norfolk NAS, the remainder of the squadron with TBD-1 Devastators remaining with the USS Hornet.
		From a relatively shallow dive such as normally preceded a torpedo run, the Avenger stabilised almost immediately, a characteristic that was crucially important if a clean and accurate drop was to be achieved.
		For an evasive breakaway from a torpedo run, the use of both hands on the stick and a heavy push on the rudder pedal were necessary to cope with the control loads.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Grumman-Avenger/aveng_info/avenge_info.htm (3326 words)

	Northrop N-3PB torpedo bomber (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was originally designed in 1939 to meet a specification for a seaplane patrol bomber to be used by Norway.
		The three-place, single-engine, cantilevered low-wing monoplane patrol bomber had two floats attached by full cantilever pedestals to the left and right wings.
		Type: patrol bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane Crew: 3 Armament: (4) 50-cal guns (2) 30-cal guns (1) 2,000 torpedo, or equivalent bombload Specifications: Length: 38' (10.97 m) Height: 12' (3.66 m) Wingspan: 48' 11" (14.91 m) Wing area: 376.8 sq.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/n-3pb.htm (368 words)

	Nakajima B5N - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nakajima B5N1 "Kate" torpedo bomber with a dummy torpedo (exercise unit) taking off from the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi during a training mission.
		Although primarily used as a carrier-based aircraft, it was also used as a land-based bomber on occasions.
		B5Ns were also used as bombers during the unsuccessful defence of the Philippines in October 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nakajima_B5N (609 words)

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