Albacores could threaten transports anchored in shallow harbors. Royal Navy aerial torpedoes used extended fins and buoyancy adjustments to limit their dive after release. A tension wire also encouraged the weapon to belly-flop and begin a shallow run. The method used at Taranto makes attacks on Japanese supply ships in shallow anchorages plausible.
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How Albacores could attack transports in shallow anchorages
Royal Navy torpedo modifications let carrier aircraft threaten Japanese supply ships even in shallow harbors.