OK Big Brains-What Is This???

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:21 pm

and where and when and who????

262crew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:24 pm **Posts:** 877

It's da bomb yo!

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:29 pm

If you can't tell a torpedo from a bomb watching a few McHale's Navy
reruns might be in order :shock:

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

It's one of the early glide torpedo bombs, obviously hung on a B-25.

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:35 pm

Wow, I've never seen a torpedo with that set-up mounted on it. The 8th Air Force tried bombs with a glider attachment (1000 pounders, I think) that looks a lot like that deal. That is a new one for me. Do you suppose the little box on the back was the "timer" that separated the glider from the torpedo at a set altitude or time?

I love the nose art---"Yankee Baka" :!:

Scott

262crew · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:24 pm **Posts:** 877

Torpedo's are nothing more then an underwater bomb

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:53 pm

A torpedo used for downing a hovercraft :lol:

kenlyco · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:05 pm **Posts:** 656

Is it some kind of radio controlled glider, looks like you have some kind of giant servo in the back with surface control arms?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:14 pm

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looks like you have some kind of giant servo in the back with surface control arms?

No!

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radio controlled

No!

kenlyco · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:05 pm **Posts:** 656

Is anyone even close is the rudder or elavator controlable?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:33 pm

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Is anyone even close

A torpedo used for downing a hovercraft :shock:

kenlyco · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:05 pm **Posts:** 656

How did it work? or did it.

Vital Spark · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:00 pm **Posts:** 89

It looks like it says "Yankee Baka" on the nose of the torpedo. Perhaps a field mod to see if they could make a flying bomb that did not require a live flight control system?.

51fixer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:15 am

Probably gyro stabilized to glide level and track straight from departure point.
Looks like you need some basic carpenter skills to build.
It looks like bullet or shrapnel damage covered with fabric patches on the fus side fwd of bomb door. The entry door on a B-25 swings down. They removed the door as it would hit the bomb. Also the gun packs were removed from the fus sides.
South Pacific.
Rich

Mgawa · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:32 am

This is testing of the Bat maybe or the Bat technology. US have tested and operationaly used guided bombs in Pacific. I have somewhere diagrams of using but this will be problem to get it in my chaos of material... So before that was GB-4 glide bomb and GT-1 glide torpedo.

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