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DM2A4larger figure on 0 of 4
Spearfish torpedolarger figure on 4 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.6 m (22 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DM2A4 | Spearfish torpedo |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2004[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | Germany , Greece , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , India , Indonesia , Israel , Norway , Pakistan , Peru , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Venezuela[source] |
7 m (23 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Royal Navy[source] |
| Designer | Atlas Elektronik[source] | — |
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| Warhead | PBX[source] | Aluminised PBX explosive[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity or contact detonation[source] | Proximity or contact detonation[source] |
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| Blast yield | 460 kg[source] | — |
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| Engine | Electric; silver-zinc oxide batteries or lithium ion batteries (for exercise)[source] | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet[source] |
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| Guidance system | Wire-guided to autonomous (active and passive sonar , wake homing )[source] | Wire-guided with autonomous active terminal homing sonar[source] |
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| Launch platform | submarine[source] | submarine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | BAE Systems Underwater Systems[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1988–2003, 2020- present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 550 produced[source] |
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| Propellant | — | HAP / Otto fuel II[source] |
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