THE MARK 9 TORPEDO EXPLODER MECHANISM: A CONTACT-INFLUENCE SUCCESSOR TO THE MARK 14 MOD 6 DURING WWII

摘要

There have been many well-written and documented histories of torpedoes used before and during World War II.1'2 Overall, torpedo performance was fairly dismal for all forces. One of the greatest problems in writing histories on such topics involves the classified nature of the original documentation. The Atomic Bomb is a good example. A lesser-known but no less decisive ordnance development during the war was the radio-controlled Proximity Fuze. These tremendous advances in military ordnance were developed under the highest possible secrecy within the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) under Vannevar Bush. They were founded by President Roosevelt in 1940.