Type 95 torpedo

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Type 95 torpedo display at Yamato Museum.
Type 95 torpedo display at Yamato Museum.

The type 95 torpedo was a torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Based on the very formidable long lance type 93 torpedo, the Type 95 had a smaller 893-pound (405kg) warhead, less range and a smaller diameter, and intended to be fired from a standard 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tube of a submerged submarine. Its range was 9,900 yards (9,000m) at 49-50 knots, or 13,200 yards (12,000m) at 45 knots. That's about three times the range of the American Mark 14 at the same speed.

With a top speed of 49-50 knots, the Type 95 was the fastest torpedo in common use by any navy at the time. Its warhead size was the largest of any submarine torpedo, and second only to the Type 93 Long Lance used by Japanese surface ships. Some have claimed this to be the best torpedo of the Second World War.

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