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s t e el an d c o nt a i n e d mo r e ex pl o : i ve s t l.an t l le f or me r .
Th e max i mum
l . enetrative power inaicated in the colu:n head "S " in that table ,
the bomb proper would remain intact under a11 circurstances . A $
to the number oi hits
tha t were actua ll y reedeu for sink in a
ertain warship ,
th e data callected in aii thaaters of war provide
a certain amount of informa ti on .
•
Th e f a c t or a f ho r ma ny t ons o f wa rs iii p di s pl a c ement ( we i h t
an d •°a t e r di s pl a c ement ) c oul d be s unk i n a ṇ a v e r a ; e w i t h on e t on
.
ot ammunition tiat hit the t arge t vras i o be esta bli sh e d .
For
this purpose th e ammunition was ca l c •lated accordin to
t h e f ol l o uui n ; we i gh t c a t eg or i e s :
Gr ena de s 2 0 0 - mm - -
2 0 l bs ; 2 u - nm - -
c b0 l bs ,
4 00 - rar i - - 2 ,
2 0 0 l bs .
Bonbs : accordin to their c libera which indicated their weights ,
with out differentiatin between t'r . eir charges .
To r pe do e s : ' + - 5 o - rarn - -
2 ,
2 00 l bs ; 54U - mrn - - Z7
, 5 20 l b s ; 6 10 - m - -
+ ,
40 0 l b s ; c j pe r c e n c :: o r e i o r t o r pecio es r i t h
di s t an c e ni s t ol s .
Flod ti ng Miu es : 2 , Z00 lb s.
Results
Battleshi as : alto;ether 15 ships with an avera ;e a e of 17 years
were incor ,orated in the table .
rith 1 ton of bombs or grenades ,
uuu ons (u sl:ips ) were sunk ;
F i t h 1 t on of t o r pe do e s a ,
5 0 t o ns ( ; s h i ps } we r t s unk .
A ccordingly ,
the modern Lattleship "Kin ,
; eor_P V" ,
displ ac in -
3 5 ,
OU0 t o ns , c oul d no ti be s unk unl es s h i .
cli r e c t l y b ; 4 PD 1 0 0 0
bombs or 4 hits scored by dircra ft torpedoes.
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