"KA" thread made for AAP 5K

[Spartacus]

identify this vessel
http://tinypic.com/e0iid2.jpg

 

[hotzie]

hints?

 

[theoak01]

manned torpedo used by the japs in WW2

 

[Firebaall]

Acutally, it's an Italian Maiale two manned torpedo.

http://www.comandosupremo.com/Decima.html

 

[theoak01]

we are both wrong its a British Chariot Mk I,

 

[Firebaall]

Nope:

It's Italian 100%

http://www.walruscarpenter.com/midget.html

 

[theoak01]

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=B...//www.heiszwolf.com/subs/plans/plansMarkI.jpg

this looks the exact same bro

 

[Firebaall]

"The design of the British version, the Chariot, was derived from salvaged Maiales."

That's why it looks similar. The fact that it's the actual picture from the Italian war page that I posted, supports the fact that it's the Italian version.

http://www.comandosupremo.com/Decima.html

 

[theoak01]

ahh that makes sense

 

[pintoca]

funny... Maiale = Italian word for Wild pig.

 

[Spartacus]

Acutally, it's an Italian Maiale two manned torpedo.

http://www.comandosupremo.com/Decima.html

correct again!

But it was the Italian 10th Light Flotilla, formed in 1940, that would perfect this deadly new weapon.

The 10th Light Flotilla was responsible for 28 ships sunk or damaged in World War Two. These ships include the battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Valiant, cruiser HMS York and 111, 527 tons of merchant shipping.

 

[Scotsman]

I figured when it had AAP in the title it was about burnando then I saw you were looking for a ship name but I don't think the SS Fudgepacker is a registered name


Let's see if he kills me for this one.

Cheers,
Scotsman