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was not 8" magazine as explosion would have been a lot worse.

Posted by David on March 24, 2023, 13:23:38, in reply to "Re: Regarding WW2 CAs does a torpedo hit "

"The torpedo caused her forward small arms and aircraft bomb magazines to explode."
https://www.navsource.org/archives/04/032/04032.htm

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I would say the New Orleans CA-32 fits the bill. Appears the Torpedo struck and then was followed by a larger explosion that separated the bow. Definitely caused a detonation of the small arms magazines and potentially 8" magazines above.
USS New Orleans After Action report

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I can’t think of a single treaty cruiser that had a magazine detonate.

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[quote] "The torpedo caused her forward small arms and aircraft bomb magazines to explode." https://www.navsource.org/archives/04/032/04032.htm [quote] I would say the New Orleans CA-32 fits the bill. Appears the Torpedo struck and then was followed by a larger explosion that separated the bow. Definitely caused a detonation of the small arms magazines and potentially 8" magazines above. USS New Orleans After Action report [quote] I can’t think of a single treaty cruiser that had a magazine detonate. [/quote] [/quote] [/quote]

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