| Category. | Data. |
|---|---|
| Type. | Conventional Cold War torpedo. |
| Nationality. | French. |
| Made in. | In service by- L5 Mod 1 and Mod 3: 1971
L5 Mod 4: 1980 |
| 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. | Mod 1 and Mod 3: 35 knots\Mod 4: 35 knots |
| Warhead. | 440 lbs. (200 kg) HBX-3 or TNT |
| Operational range. | Mod 1 and Mod 3: 7,700 yards (7,000 m)\Mod 4: 10,000 yards (9,500 m) |
| Guidance system. | N\A type of sonar. It had been one of the first to take advantage of new sonar equipment in the 1960s that had 4 times the range of World War 2 era units. |
| Launch platform. | War ships and submarines |
| Weight. | 2061 lbs. (935 kg). |
| Sources. | http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_Main.php and http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_PostWWII.htm |
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