Popular science monthly . The t lh( liull. cik nil Mile of the kcfl. Above: Diiinn of the plan of the motor bout und end view allowing the torpedoes suspended in position Popular Sncnrr Moittlili/ 723. Should an invasion of the United States be attempted Uie first troopship to appear onthe horizon would be immediately attacked from all directions by the mosquito fleet A modern torpedo is nineteen feet longand twenty-one inches in diameter, andit weighs over a ton. Obviously it can-not be carried on the deck of a smallmotor boat, or in an overboard I have devised a method ofatt
Popular science monthly . The t lh( liull. cik nil Mile of the kcfl. Above: Diiinn of the plan of the motor bout und end view allowing the torpedoes suspended in position Popular Sncnrr Moittlili/ 723. Should an invasion of the United States be attempted Uie first troopship to appear onthe horizon would be immediately attacked from all directions by the mosquito fleet A modern torpedo is nineteen feet longand twenty-one inches in diameter, andit weighs over a ton. Obviously it can-not be carried on the deck of a smallmotor boat, or in an overboard I have devised a method ofattaching torpedoes to the hull itself, onealong each side of the keel. Thus sup-ported the torpedoes neither add norsubtract from the weight of the vessel;for the torpedoes have neither positivenor negative buo\ancy. There may bea slight reduction in speed; but thatdisad\antage is far outweighed by thefonnidable character of the weaponcarried. No launching machinery isrequired; the mere starting of thetorpedo-propeling machinery is enoughfor launching. The torpedo is so sus-pended that it can be dropped off, what-ever may be the speed of the more important, the torpedoes arelaunched
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