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Periscope Film LLC Torpedo Instruction Pamphlet Ts-5 by Fleet Torpedo School, United States Navy
Created During Wwii As An Official Training Manual For The Fleet Torpedo School, This Whopping 575+ Page "Pamphlet" Contains Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Aircraft-Launched Torpedoes. Within Its Pages You'Ll Find Rare Photographs And Diagrams As Well As Informative Text. This Includes A Brief History Of The Torpedo And A Full Rundown Of The Mark 13, The First American Torpedo To Be Designed Solely For Aircraft Launch (Although, They Were Also Used Aboard P.T. Boats). Chapters Include: Exercise Heads And Attachments, War Head And Attachments, Air Flask And Midship Section, Reducing, Superheating System And Starting Gear, Propulsion Mechanism, Depth Control Mechanism, Gyro Mechanism Including A Description Of Gyro Mark 12-1, Adjustment And Tests, And A Discussion Of Loading, Air Trajectory And Stabilizers. Originally Restricted, This Manual Was Declassified Long Ago. This High Quality Facsimile Was Created From A Rare Original. It Presents The Book In Its Entirety For The First Time In 70 Years.