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Old January 2nd 06, 02:51 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default Mk 13 Air Dropped Torpedo

Kyle Boatright wrote:
"Eric Joiner" wrote in message
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Keith Willshaw wrote:

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For a good WWII torpedo check out the Japanese Long Lance torpedo.

WDA

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Which wasnt an air dropped weapon

Keith


I seem to recall the long lance was too an air dropped weapon. Kates used
it in Pearl Harbor...I think.

Eric



Nope. The Long Lance was a shipboard weapon only. It weighed something like
6,000 lbs, and was almost 30' long - a real monster. It had a range of
20,000 meters at 48 knots. On the slow setting, it had a range of 40,000
meters at 36 knots. A downsized version was used aboard submarines. It
weighed 4,000 lbs and had a 9,000 meter range at 49 knots.

The air dropped torpedoes used by the Japanese during WWII were 17.7"
torpedoes and weighed approximately 2,000 lbs depending on variant. Very
comparable to US airborne torpedos. EXCEPT for their dynamic performance,
which gave a drop speed of 260-350 knots (variant dependant), a speed of 41
knots, and a 2000 meter range.



Thanks for the education!

Eric