A summary is given of the results of studies with an experimental sound-directed self-propelled mine which embodied the basic principles of operation subsequently employed in the Mark 24 Mine of the World War 2. The directive to develop such a weapon was given to Bell Laboratories on December 24, 1941, by Division 6 of the National Defense Research Committee. On July 22, 1942, the first successful operation un under both horizontal and vertical sound control was achieved in the waters between Fishers Island and Groton Long Point, Conn. Work on the Mark 24 experimental model was completed on October 20, 1942. Because of the urgency of the war situation, a parallel research program was carried out at Harvard University.
Mine mark 24: World War 2 acoustic torpedo
Mine Mark 24; Der akustische Torpedo des zweiten Weltkrieges
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society ; 22 , 8 ; 614-626
1974
13 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 3 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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