作者： Morgane

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Sub Corner 27: the Torpedo Scandal of 1941-1943

by Morgane 2018年1月30日

YOU WERE EXPECTING TAUTOG? IT IS I, DOLPHIN!

OKAY TADPOLES LISTEN UP! WE’RE PRETTY DAMN PRO-AMERICA HERE. BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO BLINDLY SING HER PRAISES ALL THE TIME. THERE’S PLENTY OF TIMES WE’VE FKED UP AND FKED UP BAD.

SO K9 ASKED ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MARK FOURTEEN TORPEDO DEBACLE.  YOU GO ON THE INTERNET AND YOU’LL FIND WEEBS WHINING ABOUT AMERICAN TORPEDOES.

WELL, HERE’S THE OTHER HALF OF THE STORY. THEY WERE PRETTY BAD, BUT THEY GOT BETTER.

FOR THE RECORD, THE MARK FOURTEEN SERVED ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT THE WAR AND THEN SOME, BEING RETIRED ONLY IN THE EIGHTIES. FOR A “BAD” TORPEDO IT SURE HAD A LONG AND FULFILLING SERVICE LIFE!

Also, for readability purposes, I’m gonna drop the caps for the rest of this piece.

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