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| Dimensions
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18" by 17'3" 45cm by 5.251m |
| Weight |
1801 lbs 817 kg |
| Range | 2500 yards (2290m) at 40 knots 3500 yards (3200m) at 33 knots |
| Warhead | 545 lbs Torpex 247 kg Torpex |
| Propulsion | Kerosene-air burner-cycle four-cylinder radial wet heater |
The Mark XV was the standard British aircraft torpedo in
the later years of the war. It wa also used on some motor torpedo boats.
Total expediture to September 1944 was 591 torpedoes.
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