WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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type 92 model 2
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MK-48
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type 91 model 2
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Type 91 (modification 2), was a shallow-water aerial torpedo that was designed for and used in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Wooden fins and a softwood breakaway nose cone were added to allow for launching into shallow water at low altitudes. There were two versions in the Type 91 warhead rev.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese had to modify their Type 91 Modification 2 aerial torpedoes for the Pearl Harbor attack. They needed to limit the initial plunge so that the torpedoes would not strike the bottom mud. The big stabilizing fins at the rear of the tail cone were an older modification unrelated to this problem.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is in 1, 200 feet of water three or four miles south of the harbor, torpedoes still in their houses, a hole in the conning tower.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Type 95 was the fastest torpedo in common use by any navy during World War II. Its warhead size was the largest of any submarine torpedo, and second only to the Type 93 used by Japanese surface ships.