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Four pieces of an M1A1 Bangalore torpedo: two individual pieces, and two attached together. The Bangalore torpedo was used in the British offensive on Bardia during the Western Desert Campaign, on 3 January 1941. [8] The Bangalore torpedo was later adopted by the U.S. Army during World War II, as the "M1A1 Bangalore torpedo". Bangalore ...
In Japan, unofficially nicknamed "血の狩人" ("chi no kariyudo"), "Bloodhound". The torpedo had multiple generations which greatly improved its capabilities. The present entry mostly concerns Mod 5. In 1981, the United States government made overtures to approve the sale of the Mark 46 to allies, in order to deter the Soviet submarine threat.
The Black Scorpion is a miniature active-sonar homing torpedo developed from the A200 LCAW, which in turn was originally developed to assist in the classification of targets. In order to deal with a potentially hostile submarine target, either a depth charge or a torpedo would be launched at it, either to kill it or cause it to flee, thus ...
"It has been estimated that the modern Bangalore torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to 15 meters deep and 1 meter wide." That suggests a hole 15 meters into ground, 1 meter across, like a well. That sentence should be 15 meters long, not 15 meters deep.--TDKehoe 19:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
In 1989 a new torpedo project by Japan, G-RX4, was launched to develop the necessary upgrades and start making prototypes. By 1997 the new torpedo was approved and put into service and is called the Type 97. The torpedo is now equipping the JMSDF P-1 and P-3 ASW aircraft as well as filling the Mark 32 torpedo tubes on surface ships.
A 53-65K torpedo on display in the torpedo storage areas of the former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk. Type 53 is the common name for a family of 53 cm (21 inch) torpedoes manufactured in Russia, starting with the 53-27 torpedo and continuing to the modern UGST (Fizik-1), which is being replaced by the Futlyar.
It was fitted with a bomb bay and underwing racks for up to 4,200 lb (1,900 kg) of bombs or one torpedo (typically the Mark 13), while defensive armament consisted of two wing-mounted 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon and two remote-controlled turrets, each with two .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns.
The torpedo is manufactured in Kyrgyzstan by the "Dastan" state-owned factory. In 2012 the Russian government asked for a 75% ownership of the factory in exchange for writing off $180 million Kyrgyz debt to Russia. [12]