Depth charges would be useless as an explosive in the river. They require deeper to set off the pressure fuse. They might damage the following boat if it collides with it.
So. We throw trash at them? Well, I guess….if insults didn’t work.We’ll jam their props with a sea of plastic water bottles. Hopefully we can jam their rudders with these used disposable baby diapers.
Here’s a scenario. Somehow they reach Nairobi again. Tarzan & Don take care of the pointed beards, and Jane punches Delilah (first, that is. Tarzan is second).
Tarzan must have “clocked” Delilah into submission…smart move….now if I could only clock GeorgeinAz all would be well in the world. :)> BlackEyesForYouGeorgeAGowa!!
Even if the depth charges were set with a pressure fuse rather than a contact fuse, if the second PT boat is close enough they might represent a hazard to navigation that they’ll have to avoid hitting. Not that they’d necessarily explode if they’re hit, but they’re bound to at least make a dent in a boat traveling as fast as a PT at top speed.
A lot depends on how deep the river is. The minimum setting on a Mark 6 US depth charge was 30 feet, so if the river was deep enough it would go boom. The concussion could do a lot of damage to one of those wooden hulled boats. (I once read the story of Canadian Navy ship that was sunk by a U-Boat. The crew were unable to disarm the depth charges before the ship went down. When the stern reached the depth they were set for, they blew. The concussion from the explosions killed a lot of the guys who had survived the sinking but were in the water.)
Polsixe over 10 years ago
What are those, depth charges? Have to set the fuzes no? This would be a colourful chase, if they are both using tracers and next the explosions.
Olddog1 over 10 years ago
Depth charges would be useless as an explosive in the river. They require deeper to set off the pressure fuse. They might damage the following boat if it collides with it.
jmcx4 over 10 years ago
So. We throw trash at them? Well, I guess….if insults didn’t work.We’ll jam their props with a sea of plastic water bottles. Hopefully we can jam their rudders with these used disposable baby diapers.
pjejurikar over 10 years ago
Here’s a scenario. Somehow they reach Nairobi again. Tarzan & Don take care of the pointed beards, and Jane punches Delilah (first, that is. Tarzan is second).
profkatz over 10 years ago
Tarzan would be better off throwing GeorgeinAZ at them, explosive toxic pollution gas bag that he is. :)> BlowYourEvilWindElsewhereAGowa!!
profkatz over 10 years ago
Tarzan must have “clocked” Delilah into submission…smart move….now if I could only clock GeorgeinAz all would be well in the world. :)> BlackEyesForYouGeorgeAGowa!!
bmckee over 10 years ago
Even if the depth charges were set with a pressure fuse rather than a contact fuse, if the second PT boat is close enough they might represent a hazard to navigation that they’ll have to avoid hitting. Not that they’d necessarily explode if they’re hit, but they’re bound to at least make a dent in a boat traveling as fast as a PT at top speed.
A lot depends on how deep the river is. The minimum setting on a Mark 6 US depth charge was 30 feet, so if the river was deep enough it would go boom. The concussion could do a lot of damage to one of those wooden hulled boats. (I once read the story of Canadian Navy ship that was sunk by a U-Boat. The crew were unable to disarm the depth charges before the ship went down. When the stern reached the depth they were set for, they blew. The concussion from the explosions killed a lot of the guys who had survived the sinking but were in the water.)