Comments by "calvingreene90" (@calvingreene90) on "The Drydock - Episode 250" video.

The mark 14 had multiple small problems that were aside from the magnetic detonator were easy to fix. Unfortunately BuOrd refuse to admit that there were any problems with their beautiful new torpedoes.
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@Ron52G When I deactivated the magnetic detonator the torpedo stop blowing up prematurely. The impact detonator firing pin was too heavy for the spring originally installed. Lighter firing pins were used to fix existing stocks torpedoes in forward depots but new torpedoes got more powerful springs this probably means some got both. The running deep problem was solved by moving the pressure sensor from the aft cone where passing through the water lowered the pressure to the side where velocity doesn't effect pressure. The other deep run phenomena was solved by informing the submarine crews about the maximum rate at which the torpedo would move to the surface probably with a chart of depth of launch to minimum engagement range. The torpedoes circling back on the boat shot them (this was not shared with the Mark XV) was solved by setting a maximum angle off bore that torpedoes could be shot at. The Mark XV had bigger propellant tanks and a limiter on maximum rudder deflection. After WWII the magnetic detonator was fixed primarily telling crews how they worked and how to adjust them to the local strength of earth's magnetic field. All the problems could and should have been found and fixed before the USofA entered WWII. This is why I think several officers at BuOrd should have been put against a wall and shot.
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