Type 53 torpedo
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Type 53 is a torpedo manufactured in Russia.
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Specifications
- Class: Type 53
- Country of origin: Russia
- Variants: Many, ranging from simple to highly sophisticated
- Exported to: Algeria, Bulgaria, China, India, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia
- Size: 533 mm
- Range: 15 000 to 20 000 m
- Velocity: 40 to 45 knots (74 to 83 km/h)
- Homing: active/passive and wake homing variants
- Warhead: high explosive or nuclear (Russia only)
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External link
[1] (http://prodevweb.prodev.usna.edu/Seanav/NS40x/NS402/2003%20NS402%20Lessons%20with%20presentations/Lesson%2010%20-%20Foreign%20Submarine%20Threat%20and%20weapons/(Lesson10).Final.doc)
