https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/4ae63aef-4013-4c50-bf26-21485b246eb3 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com View our Amazon store here: https://amzn.to/3XQHsVD "TORPEDOES IN ACTION" is a WWII era military training film produced by the United States War Department for the Army Air Forces, and then adapted for Navy use. It was produced by the Army Air Forces Training Production Laboratory and designed for instructional purposes. It gives a basic explanation of torpedoes and guides pilots on how to effectively use these weapons. In addition to featuring footage of the Martin B-26 Marauder, this film provides a glimpse at aerial torpedo warfare in the 1940s. Note: the torpedo shown in use is not specified but is likely the Mark 13 torpedo, the main American aerial torpedo in that era. (01:23) A War Department Training Film. Confidential. 1-787. Produced by A-A-F Training Film Production Laboratory. (01:31) The Army Air Forces present Torpedoes in Action (01:45) A German battleship moves through the water. Despite its size, it can be sunk by a torpedo attack. British Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers are shown, in a re-enactment of a famous attack on the Bismarck in 1941. The British also used aerial torpedoes at the Battle of Taranto. (02:49) The B-26 or "Marauder" is a bomber plane that carries torpedoes. (03:05) As does the B-25, pictured here taking off on a runway. (03:34) An Army Air Forces instructor points out mechanisms that allow the torpedo to be carried and deployed. (04:05) The torpedo is mounted so it will be level when released. (04:31) An arming wire will pull out as the torpedo drops into the water. (05:19) The pilot should have a thorough knowledge of the type of torpedo his plane carries. (05:33) The pilot carries out a pre-flight inspection in the B-26. (06:29) He turns on the switches and checks the scope and bulbs. (07:05) Footage of the B-26 flying over the ocean. (07:52) The air speed indicator shows the pilot flying at a speed of 200mph, the recommended speed for this plane during a torpedo run. (08:27) The B-26 is shown flying close above the water. (08:45) The torpedo is released from the plane. (09:10) A diagram shows the sighting distance between the plane and the target. This is not the range because the target will move while the torpedo is in the water. (09:20) The desired range, pictured here in the diagram, must be estimated to the point of impact. (09:40) The air travel of the torpedo must be calculated alongside the water run towards the target, the recommendation is 1000 yards. A safety factor, pictured in this diagram, is added to ensure the torpedo will go off when it hits the target. Errors in calculating the range can lead to the torpedo hitting the target but not going off. (10:21) A mock exercise demonstrating the application of these concepts. (10:38) The pilot rolls the speed wheel and arrow arm to indicate the estimated speed and course. (11:09) Footage showing the torpedo being released from the plane. (11:23) The torpedo camera is shown. It takes a photo upon the torpedo's release. (11:31) The instructor can then look at the negative to assess the pilot's success and whether it would have hit the target safe or armed. (12:46) The instructor diagrams the range and plane height. (13:15) Footage of a coordinated torpedo attack. (13:32) Planes might fly close to the water, as seen here, to avoid detection. (13:42) Another tactic, pictured here, is simultaneous attacks from gunners, dive bombers, pattern bombers, and torpedoes. 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