by Dan K » Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:45 pm
is there like a pattern for those that use?
Like most navies, the Japanese were very concerned with the potential impact of magnetic mines. So, there was a push on in the six month run-up to war to equip their ships with cables. As a rule, they mounted then as high on the outboard of the hull as possible, making allowances for sponsons and the like.
degaussing cables don't have to be on the hull sides as could be on the deck edge along side the hull or could be inside the hull so not visible on pictures.
Quite true but, as far as I know, the Japanese practice was to mount them on the outside of the hull. I can't think of a deck mounted example.
The Japanese realized by mid-war that their cables were not particularly effective, but in most cases (not all), kept the cables on.
[quote]is there like a pattern for those that use?[/quote]
Like most navies, the Japanese were very concerned with the potential impact of magnetic mines. So, there was a push on in the six month run-up to war to equip their ships with cables. As a rule, they mounted then as high on the outboard of the hull as possible, making allowances for sponsons and the like.
[quote]degaussing cables don't have to be on the hull sides as could be on the deck edge along side the hull or could be inside the hull so not visible on pictures.[/quote]
Quite true but, as far as I know, the Japanese practice was to mount them on the outside of the hull. I can't think of a deck mounted example.
The Japanese realized by mid-war that their cables were not particularly effective, but in most cases (not all), kept the cables on.