Author Topic: TBM stuff (Read 286 times)

Dnil · « **on:** December 27, 2002, 04:55:40 PM »

Well also some TBF-1C stuff to

Note the paragraph on turret speed and rotation limits.

Dnil · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2002, 04:56:35 PM »

bore site chart, may be of interest.

Dnil · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2002, 04:57:11 PM »

loadout options in first paragraph

Dnil · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2002, 05:00:09 PM »

TBF1C characteristic info. I have all this in large size plus photo copies if anyone is interested. I also have more on the TBM but don't know if any are interested. F6F and SBD are next to research.

HoHun · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2002, 09:32:12 PM »

Hi Dnil,

>F6F and SBD are next to research.

I assume you're familiar with

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org4-8.htm

They have performance characteristics pages for F6F-5, TBF and SBD (and others), though the manual pages you posted don't appear there.

Highly interesting, by the way :-)

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

HoHun · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2002, 09:46:16 PM »

Hi Dnil,

>I also have more on the TBM but don't know if any are interested.

If you had any information on the "Torpedo Director" mentioned on the manual page you posted, it would be highly appreciated! :-)

Torpedo sights have been puzzling us for quite a while, as you can see in this thread on the TBF's Japanese counterpart:

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68551

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

whgates3 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2002, 10:36:47 PM »

loadout options dont mention tiny tim rockets, which i've read in a reliable source were used in WWII by TBMs (maybe after that document was publish?)...i know tiny tim was used by corsairs too, but not if it was in WWII combat ops...

Dnil · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2002, 12:15:25 AM »

yep know about that place hohun. I am tackling them next on some airgroup war diaries, wish me luck.....I'll see what I can find on the torpedo stuff.