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The Mark 32 can fire 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedoes of the Mark 44, Mark 46, Mark 50 (from the Mod 17 tubes onwards), [3] [4] and Mark 54 [citation needed] designs, and can be modified to use other torpedoes (such as the MU90 Impact aboard Royal Australian Navy frigates, or Royal Navy units using Sting Ray torpedoes).
The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic antisubmarine homing torpedo in United States Navy service. [1] The Mark 32 was withdrawn from service use with the introduction of the Mark 43 torpedo .
Armament: 8 Otomat Mk 2 SSMs, • 8 Sea Sparrows SAMs, 1 OTO Melara 127/54 mm gun, 2 Breda-Bofors twin 40/70 mm guns, 2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes; Powerplant: 2 General Electric / Fiat LM2500 gas turbines,2 GMT A230-20 diesel engines, Speed: 35 knots; Ships in class: 14; Operators: Marina Militare, Peruvian Navy, Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Two Mark 45 5-inch guns are present at the stem and stern, as well as two Phalanx CIWS' and two triple-tubed Mark 32 torpedo tubes capable of firing Mk 46 or Mk 50 torpedoes. A helicopter hangar ...
The Type 97 is compatible with all warships equipped with Mark 32 torpedo tubes commonly used to launch the Mark 46. It is also used as a payload for the Type 07 VLS. [18] The newer Type 12 torpedo is based on the Type 97 torpedo body and shares numerous elements of its construction.
For ASW missions, the helicopter and Nixie AN/SLQ-25 torpedo defense system, Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes. For AAW, the ship can be outfitted with two eight-cell Mk-41 VLS with a mix of RIM-162 ESSM medium and SM-2 long range missiles, as a new 150 kW Laser weapon that is being testing on existing LCS. MMSC are fitted with Aegis-derived ...
Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two triple sets of 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The primary armament of the ships was the Tartar surface-to-air missile designed to defend the carrier battle group. They were fired via the Mk 13 missile launcher and the ships stowed a total of 40 missiles for the launcher. [1]
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