torpedo system

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I myself do believe we need to protect our seas, and our home land with out some sacrifice, we would not be here, We would have been taken over a long time ago that's for sure. Military muscle, must always be demonstrated to certain types of people that think they can take away the freedom of this country. To those who have served there country they know what i am talking about. I served as a United states coast officer . I boarded ships, seized drugs, illegal weapons, made many arrests, and was a rescue swimmer , i did a good part in saving human lives . I have had also to deal with Greenpeace, some times they are doing things that may be getting in the way and causing possible harm to them self's and to others. I also have worked with some Navy submariners, I am aware of the sonar, platform testing that is needed, plus what goes on with torpedo testing . I do understand there are people that do want to protect out seas, in what lives, with in them . After so many years it has been going on through my experience, with what it may do to our water life, is minimal to the security of our country .

You've been at the pointy-end of the spear.

Most of those Greenpeacer's are pot smoking Roady's, academic wall-flowers, and trust-fund college kids looks for some relevance and adventure to counterweight their otherwise shallow and unproductive lives.

Practical necessity (maintenance of a strong military) weighed against idealistic unrealism (peace-love-dove idiots in rubber boats).

David,

[deepseadiver]

I do agree lets get off the save the whale talk please and get back to our hobby, submarines , torpedos ect.

that would be apreciated

Jim US coast gaurd.

[deepseadiver]

I myself do believe we need to protect our seas, and our home land with out some sacrifice, we would not be here, We would have been taken over a long time ago that's for sure. Military muscle, must always be demonstrated to certain types of people that think they can take away the freedom of this country. To those who have served there country they know what i am talking about. I served as a United states coast officer . I boarded ships, seized drugs, illegal weapons, made many arrests, and was a rescue swimmer , i did a good part in saving human lives . I have had also to deal with Greenpeace, some times they are doing things that may be getting in the way and causing possible harm to them self's and to others. I also have worked with some Navy submariners, I am aware of the sonar, platform testing that is needed, plus what goes on with torpedo testing . I do understand there are people that do want to protect out seas, in what lives, with in them . After so many years it has been going on through my experience, with what it may do to our water life, is minimal to the security of our country .

[Slats]

Well I will be building USS Whale (638) later this year (if Brian gets moving) that Whale will love torpedoes -4 of them Merriman type.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

whilst the debate over the pros and cons of whale hugging is always fun, I am not following what is doing on a thread about RC Torpedoes....:confused:

J

Sorry. Knee-jerk reflex against save-the-gay-transsexual-minority group-whales group-think. American and Allied sonar use is GOOD! American sub and ship platforms should bang away all they want!

Had to put up with Greenpeace types as I worked the torpedo testing ranges at Nanaimo and Keyport. Peacnic's and the like enjoy the freedom to be arrogant, know-nothing idiots because this nation (and our Allies) make it safe for them to do so; and a big part of that protection is maintaining (testing and demonstration) our military muscle. In my book whales comes in a very poor second when it comes to national defense.

No apologies here, gang.

David,

[Slats]

whilst the debate over the pros and cons of whale hugging is always fun, I am not following what is doing on a thread about RC Torpedoes....:confused:

J

[deepseadiver]

I do agree our marine life, will only be around only if we humans, do somthing about pertecting it. But our freedom of this country will need to come first.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I used to work in Electronics for 10 years and had five years as a Sonar Technologist. I worked for a company that did Commercial and Military Sonar. It was part of my job description to do tank and field tests of the transducer heads for torpedos for the Canadian Military contract we had at the company I worked for in Cornwall Ontario.

I worked on several different torpedo transducers and work power them up and take sonar graph measurements and submit my reports.

I also did tank and field testing on very large arrays that are towed behind destroyers to find submarines.

They were huge...and when powered up made quite the ping.

That would be very dangerous to marine life in my mind and its bad medicine for the dolphins and whales.
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Defense before animals.

David,

[Slats]

Yes, the actuator is a small computer board, like a pitch controller etc.
It plugs into the receiver directly and opens a ---------Blah hey! I'm not saying any more - Official Secrets Act!

Forgeting the most secret mechanism, I take it the firing unit in the water is waterproof?

And

How do you connect the units electrical wires through the WTC bulkhead to the unit firing unit in the water?

[Nuke Power]

secrets mike or LIES!!!!!

[Kazzer]

thanks Mike.
Sounds great.

Re 1 - does this mean that you won't need a push rod linked to a servo to fire the torpedoes?

John

Yes, the actuator is a small computer board, like a pitch controller etc.
It plugs into the receiver directly and opens a ---------Blah hey! I'm not saying any more - Official Secrets Act!

[junglelord]

I used to work in Electronics for 10 years and had five years as a Sonar Technologist. I worked for a company that did Commercial and Military Sonar. It was part of my job description to do tank and field tests of the transducer heads for torpedos for the Canadian Military contract we had at the company I worked for in Cornwall Ontario.

I worked on several different torpedo transducers and work power them up and take sonar graph measurements and submit my reports.

I also did tank and field testing on very large arrays that are towed behind destroyers to find submarines.

They were huge...and when powered up made quite the ping.

That would be very dangerous to marine life in my mind and its bad medicine for the dolphins and whales.
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[deepseadiver]

Hi John,
good point i would like it to be working for the gato submarine along with other scale sizes very good point . I see Mike reponded so know it's understood by me also what the plans are . looking forward in seeing the first made.

Well John, Oops my mistake i read this on the latest skipjack submarine letter sent out on it's mold being worked on. It was not directly informing about it having its own special torpedoes, made just for the skipjack i miss understood..
this is what it said.


Torpedoes We have made major inroads in the design of the system, which looks as if it will now come with a 4 shot system, for more torpedoes you’d put 2 x 4 shot systems in. I hope to have photos of the firing mechanism in the next few days. Please keep an eye on the New Product Announcements notice board on our forum. Finished product is several months away, make sure you have space! :-)

this is great news.

Jim:D

[Slats]

thanks Mike.
Sounds great.

Re 1 - does this mean that you won't need a push rod linked to a servo to fire the torpedoes?

John

[Kazzer]

There are several considerations to the torpedo system
1. The electronics to sequentially fire the torpedoes on command
2. The mechanical system to charge (with propellant) and despatch the weapon.
3. The tube/launcher
4. The weapon itself

Item # 1 & #2 are identical regardless of the size of the weapon.
#3 & # 4 will depend on the scale of the boat.

We are concentrating on items 1 & 2 at this point. Construction of different size torpedoes doesn't need much brain power.