Subj : Hedy Lamarr
To   : JAMES BRADLEY
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Tue May 10 2005 08:44 am

JB> TW> "invent" some sort of a device that improved upon the Submarine
JB> TW> Torpedo. That was back in the 40's so I doubt it was anything to do
JB> TW> with Acoustic Tropedos becasue it would many years beflre they were
JB> TW> put into use. In fact as I recall they didn't get used in WWII very
JB> TW> much if at all. They were just shoot and pray the ship didn't suddenly
JB> TW> turn and you missed.
JB> TW> They of course in most cases shot a spread of three or Four to try and
JB> TW> anticipate and sudden change in course.

JB>Right, it was too technical to implement during WWII, FWIR. Perhaps it was a
JB>workable system, but developing a prototype could have launched 300-400
JB>conventional torpedoes.


Having ot use a very complex mechanical system was a big drawback. Plus
it was not really preactial for submariens thenselves as it required a
spoetter plant to function. NOW for Surface ships, which also widel6yy
used torpedos i nWWII, it would have been a possability if it would have
been more reliable . The Comming forth of the FULL electronics system as
Sylvania Electronics came up with, Giving credit to the Lamarr patents
by the way, brought the reliability and accuracy needed.
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