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| Dimensions
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21" by 23'6" 53.3cm by 7.150m |
| Weight |
3671 lbs 1665 kg |
| Range | 9850 yards (9000m) at 50 knots 13,100 yards (12,000m) at 46 knots |
| Warhead | 893 lbs Type 97 405 kg Type 97 |
| Wander |
185 yards/9850 yards or
170m/9000m 270 yards/13,100 yards or 250m/12,000m |
| Propulsion | Kerosene-oxygen two-cylinder double-acting wet heater |
The Type 95 was a smaller submarine version of the Long Lance (Type 93). It had a
significantly larger warhead, was faster, and had a much longer range
than its American counterpart,
and it had a
reliable contact detonator. However, its first air bottles tended to
leak, a significant disadvantage considering that checking and refilling
the bottles was difficult in the cramped space of a submarine. This may
have been one of the motivations for reviving manufacture of the
electric Type 92 torpedo.
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