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At a glance
Torped 45larger figure on 0 of 3
VA-111 Shkvallarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source2,850 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Torped 45 | VA-111 Shkval |
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| Type | Lightweight ASW torpedo[source] | Supercavitating torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1995–today[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | Swedish Navy Pakistan Navy Finnish Navy[source] | Russian Navy and Iranian Navy |
8,200 mm (26 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Launch speed
Single sourceMaximum; Launch speed Maximum speed: in excess of
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed or greater
Single sourceLaunch speed: 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) Maximum speed: in excess of 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph)[source]
Launch speed: 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) Maximum speed: 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph) or greater[source]
Around (new version). Older versions only
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; Shkval Shkval 2 : From
Single sourceRange
Single sourceShkval : 7 km (4.3 mi) Shkval 2 : From 11–15 km (6.8–9.3 mi)[source]
Around 11–15 km (6.8–9.3 mi) (new version). Older versions only 7 km (4.3 mi)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source210 kg (460 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1995[source] | 1960s–70s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saab Dynamics[source] | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] |
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| Variants | Mod 1[source] | Shkval 2, Shkval-E[source] |
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| Engine | Electric DC motor with gearbox[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Hydro-acoustic homing combined with wire guidance and on-board computer[source] | GOLIS autonomous inertial guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | Stationary, surface vessels, submarines and helicopters[source] | 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Designer | — | NII-24 research institute[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1977–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Conventional explosive or nuclear[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid-fuel[source] |
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