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Explosive charge
Bangalore torpedo is a explosive charge originating in British India. Reported operators include Austria-Hungary, Australia, Canada, China, Finland, German Empire, India, Israel, Empire of Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, North Vietnam.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
Bangalore torpedo Type Explosive charge Place of origin British India Service history In service 1914–present Wars World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine Production history Designer Captain R. L. McClintock Designed 1912 Produced
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Explosive charge
British India
1914–present
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Captain R. L. McClintock
1912
February 1943 – November 1944 (M1A1)
Approximately 3,255,000 torpedo sections (M1A1)
M1 Bangalore Torpedo series, Advanced Performance Bangalore Torpedo (L26A1 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge), Bangalore Blade, F60 Bangalore Torpedo
13 lb (5.9 kg) per torpedo section (M1A1)
up to 15 m (49 ft) in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) sections (general), 5 ft (1.5 m) (M1A1)
2.125 in (54.0 mm) (M1A1)
TNT , 80–20 TNT and ammonium nitrate (M1A1), C4 (modern production)
9 lb (4.1 kg) per torpedo section (M1A1)
Detonator
Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items , Second Edition 1944, Volume III, p. 598
Austria-Hungary
Australia
Canada
China
Finland
German Empire
India
Israel
Empire of Japan
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Soviet Union
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
North Vietnam
Bangalore torpedoes were manufactured until 2017 by Mondial Defence Systems of Poole , UK, for the UK and US armed forces.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bangalore torpedo equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Austria-Hungary, Australia, Canada, China, Finland, German Empire, India, Israel, Empire of Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, North Vietnam
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Australia
Canada
China
Finland
India
Israel
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam