How One Sailor's Banned Torpedo Tweak Sank an Entire Japanese Convoy — Navy Hid It For 3 Years
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During World War II, American submarines were firing torpedoes that hit enemy ships perfectly—and failed to explode. Commanders were blamed, crews were demoralized, and Japanese convoys kept sailing. Then, one enlisted U.S. Navy sailor made a banned torpedo modification that changed the entire Pacific War.
This video tells the true story of how a single machinist discovered a fatal flaw in the Mark 14 torpedo’s contact exploder and secretly fixed it—without permission. His unauthorized tweak caused torpedoes to detonate reliably for the first time, leading to the destruction of entire Japanese convoys and accelerating the collapse of Japan’s supply lines. The Navy knew the fix worked, but buried the truth for years to protect its own bureaucracy.
Using real patrol reports, combat results, and historical analysis, this documentary reveals how innovation from the lowest rank succeeded where official engineers failed—and how one hidden act helped win the submarine war in the Pacific.
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