Category. | Data. |
---|---|
Type. | Conventional Cold War torpedo. |
Nationality. | French. |
Made in. | In service by 1964. |
Retired. | By the end of the Cold War. |
Designer. | N\A French organisation. |
Manufacturer. | N\A French organisation. |
Variants. | 0. |
Diameter. | 53.3 cm (21"). |
Speed. | 20-30 knots. |
Warhead. | 331 lbs. (150 kg) HBX-3, but also used as the payload of the Malafon anti-submarine missile. |
Operational range. | 1,000 feet (300 m)-5,500 yards (5,000 m). |
Guidance system. | N\A, but probably akin to aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era. |
Launch platform. | ASW aircraft. |
Weight. | 1,157 lbs. (525 kg). |
Sources. | http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_Main.php and http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_PostWWII.htm. |
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