Talk:Type 93 torpedo

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The torpedo reloads turned out not to be very practical in the heat of battle as this article suggests. As far as I can determine the IJN only successfully reloaded (and used those reloads during the same engagment) twice during the entire Second World War - this out of hundreds of torpedo attacks made.

• They don't have to reload during the heat of battle. They can wait until night falls or the battle ends to reload. In fact, the Japanese doctrine seemed to focus on night battles, which makes reloading torpedoes much more useful.

The Type 93's were very heavy weapons and it did take some time for reloads to be accomplished. Therefore, there weren't very many battles in which reloads were accomplished before the battle was over. I'll try to list here later which battles in which reloads were done, but, it's going to take me some time to research it. Cla68 03:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Specifications?

It would be very nice to have specs for this weapon, such as length, weight, and speed. What kind of fusing did it use? Did it use single or counter-rotating screws?