WW2 German Torpedo G7e/T3 Weight system Giro

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WW2 German Torpedo G7e/T3 Weight system Giro

G7e /T3 Torpedo weight system Giro , heavy metal container with a lead weight inside .

Now i’m no expert on torpedo’s but i’ve been told that with the lead weight in the cylinder this was used to allow for currant and wave movement during travel to allow the torpedo to travel in a straight line to the target. There is an armature to the rear, this piece is 17 inches in length and a heavy piece.

The G7e / T3 came into service in 1941 as the standard electric torpedo used by German U- Boats  for the rest of the war.

Kriegsmarine.

The G7e torpedo was the standard electric torpedo used by the German Kriegsmarine submarines in World War II. It came in 20 different versions, with the initial model G7e(TII) in service at the outbreak of the war. Due to several problems, leading to the German “Torpedokrise” which lasted until the end of 1941, the improved G7e(TIII) took over as the standard electric torpedo used by German U-boats for the rest of the war. G7e torpedoes measured 533.4 mm (21.00 in) in diameter and about 7.2 m (24 ft) in length. Depending on the type, the warhead contained a main charge of 250–280 kg (550–620 lb) of Schießwolle 36,^[1] a mixture of dipicrylamine and TNT. All were powered by 60–72 kW (80–100 hp) electric motors and lead-acid batteries which required onboard maintenance to maintain their functionality.

Other major G7e-versions that saw operational service during the war, were the first acoustic homing torpedo G7es(TIV) Falke and its improved successor G7es(TV) Zaunkönig.

Improvements in the design of the G7e(TII) were incorporated into the production of the next model of electric torpedo for Germany’s U-boat fleet. Introduced in 1942, the TIII represented a vast improvement over the early TII. The faulty exploders from the TII were scrapped in favor of a new design.

The TIII had a range of 7,500 m (8,200 yd) and could achieve 56 km/h (30 kn).^[2] With the improved design the TIII complemented the G7a(TI) wet-heater torpedo, which was only used at night for the rest of the war (it remained the only torpedo used by surface ships though), and the TIII was used for day-attacks. Using the TIII’s perfected proximity feature, U-boat captains could effectively fire under the keel of a ship and break the back of their targets with a single torpedo, increasing the overall effectiveness of the U-boat fleet. The TIII was also issued with program steering FaT (Flächenabsuchender Torpedo) – – G7e(TIII Fat II) – and LuT (Lagenunabhängiger Torpedo) – G7e(TIII Lut II) – pattern running systems for convoy attacks.

Though many opportunities had been missed due to the defects of the TII torpedo, with the new TIII U-boats were deadlier than ever.

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WW2 German Torpedo G7e/T3 Weight system Giro