TWO NEW TORPEDOES
DISCOVERY IN GERMANY - LONDON. Nov. 22. Details of two new German torpedoes are. in the possession of the Royal Navy, says the Daily Telegraph. Both torpedoes were in the production stage and almost ready for action when the war ended. They were discovered at the Germans’ naval testing station at Eckeriford, in Schleswig-Holstein. One type, which is wire-controlled, pays out wire from' the stern until the target is reached. A naval officer said: ‘‘lt is uneannv to watch the torpedo-trail a ship, followings every twist and turn until it strikes home.” The other type is acoustic and. is attracted by sound, waves from , ; tlie target. It leaves no wake to betray its course. ‘
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 305, 23 November 1945, Page 4
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