need help

[phantomf4]

what the heck is this? The guy who has it says that his grandfather told him that the japanese used to drop these on them in ww2. He was a marine. only markings are 3 lines with number 18 under it. any ideas?

 

[spotter]

looks like a small nautical paravane

 

[phantomf4]

It sure looks like one doesn't it. I googled it and I would say I'd have t agree. If the Japanese where dropping these out of planes then it was a lot worse for them then we thought LOL, or maybe a drunk bomber crew who thought it would be funny. Thanks

looks like a small nautical paravane

 

[Antoon]

This is the hydroplane from the type 3 warhead of a japanese type 91 Mod 3 torpedo.

See http://hnsa.org/doc/minedisposal/index.htm#toc

 

[spotter]

Thanks very much for the positive id Antoon,have just read through the file very interesting never knew such things existed