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DM2A4larger figure on 4 of 4
SUT torpedolarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | DM2A4 | SUT torpedo |
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| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | West Germany / Germany (since 1990)[source] |
| In service | 2004[source] | 1980-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] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Atlas Elektronik[source] | — |
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| Warhead | PBX[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] | Electrical batteries[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | Atlas Elektronik[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mod 1, Mod 2[source] |
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