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24 the fact that [[red underline]] we are threatened with war. [[/red underline]] Moving picture men came around to photograph us — [[red underline]] refused after taking vote: [[/red underline]] Long discussion of [[red underline]] torpedo and submarines [[/red underline]] in presence of Captain Smith and another officer of the Navy, during which it was disclosed that present maximum range of attack of our naval big guns has been extended [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] so [[red underline]] as to open fire at 23000 yards [[/red underline]] Deflection of our [[strikethrough]] top [[/strikethrough]] torpedoes is only 1/4 of a degree after 16 minutes running There is no detonation of the primer of [[strikethrough]] our [[/strikethrough]] torpedoes without [[strikethrough]] actuel [[/strikethrough]] actually hitting a solid obstacle, so hitting water will not detonate it [[red underline]] 50 lbs. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] chr [[/strikethrough]] of Trinitrotoluol charge will blow [[end page]] [[start page]] 25 a hole in a [[red underline]] submarine at 10 to 30 feet distance. [[/red underline]]. Therefore [[red underline]] primer [[/red underline]] of torpedo is set so [[red underline]] that no detonation can occur if it hits a ship which is to near by [[/red underline]], this to protect the submarine itself. Huchinson says that an underwater explosion at 100 to 300 yards does serious damage to storage battery of submarine and [[red underline]] ruptures the rubber [[/red underline]] jars while it does not do this with [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] batteries which [[red underline]] have metal jars. [[/red underline]] Submarines dive easily 100 feet but 200 feet is considered safe limit Submarines can go nowadays 35 hours propulsion by battery alone, and can stay under water quietly as long as seven days. It takes about twelve hours to charge the battery Average depth of torpedo route is about 15 feet, [[strikethrough]] not [[/strikethrough]] does
