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BTorpedoes
Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.6 m (22 ft)[source]
Tigerfish · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DM2A4 | Tigerfish (torpedo) |
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| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source]Tigerfish |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United Kingdom[source]Tigerfish |
| In service | 2004[source] | 1979–present (withdrawn from Royal Navy 2004)[source]Tigerfish |
| Used by | Germany , Greece , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , India , Indonesia , Israel , Norway , Pakistan , Peru , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Venezuela |
6.5 m (21 ft)[source]Tigerfish
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Royal Navy Brazilian Navy Turkish Naval Forces Chilean Navy Venezuelan Navy[source]Tigerfish |
| Designer | Atlas Elektronik[source] | — |
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| Warhead | PBX[source] | Torpex[source]Tigerfish |
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| Detonation mechanism | 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 chloride silver-zinc oxide batteries[source]Tigerfish |
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| Guidance system | Wire-guided to autonomous (active and passive sonar , wake homing )[source] | Wire-guided to point of passive sonar target acquisition and passive terminal homing sonar . Option of using active acquisition and homing.[source]Tigerfish |
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| Launch platform | submarine[source] | submarine[source]Tigerfish |
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| Manufacturer | — | Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (Mod 2 Variant)[source]Tigerfish |
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