Category. | Data. |
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Type. | Conventional Cold War torpedo. |
Nationality. | French\Italian. |
Made in. | 1993. |
Retired. | No, it's still in use. |
Designer. | EuroTorp. |
Manufacturer. | EuroTorp. |
Variants. | 1, the MU90 Hard Kill. |
Diameter. | 323.7 mm (12.74 in). |
Speed. | 29 kn (54 km/h) to well over 50 kn (93 km/h) |
Warhead. | 23.7kg of PBX. |
Operational range. |
>10 km (5.4 nmi) (max speed) and 23 km (12 nmi) (min speed). |
Guidance system. | Active or passive acoustic homing. |
Launch platform. | Maritime patrol aircraft and warships. |
Weight. | 304 kg (670 lb). |
Sources. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroTorp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MU90_Impact, http://www.naval-technology.com/contractors/missiles/eurotorp/, http://military.wikia.com/wiki/MU90_Impact, http://www.eurotorp.com/the-products/mu90-impact_25, http://www.thales7seas.com/html5/products/311/MU90_brochure_v_0_2.pdf, http://www.deagel.com/Torpedoes/MU90-Impact_a001113001.aspx and http://www.wow.com/wiki/MU90_Impact. |
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