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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: FDutchmn on September 09, 2002, 12:21:27 AM

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: FDutchmn on September 09, 2002, 12:21:27 AM

This is for your interest... (besides the fact that Mitsu will hound me if I don't... )

Anyway, please refer to the following scanned images of tables on the performance of the Japanese torpedoes (followed by my translation on the excerpt for the torpedoes used on the Ki-67):

First table: from ISBN4-7628-2323-1 Japanese Military Technology: The Pacific War for the Technicians and Engineers by Y. Ikari, page 73

(http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~sin/scan/hyou1.jpg)

Aerial Torpedoes:
Name: Type 91
Diameter: 45 centimeters
Length: 5.3 meters
Weight: 785 kilograms
Range and Speed: 1.5 to 2 kilometers at 42 knots, 3 kilometers at 36 knots
Weight of Explosive: 150 to 420 kilograms

Second table: from ISBN4-7698-0923-9 Diagrams of Military Aircraft Series 14 (Handy [Portable?] Edition) Type 97 Carrier-bourne Attack Aircraft/Tenzan, page 74

(http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~sin/scan/hyou2.jpg)

Type 91 Torpedoes:

Model: Kai 3
Length: 5470 millimeters
Weight: 852 kilograms
Weight of Explosive: 240 kilograms
Range: 2000 meters
Maximum Launch Speed: 260 knots

Model: Kai 3 Modified
Length: 5470 millimeters
Weight: 858 kilograms
Weight of Explosive: 240 kilograms
Range: 2000 meters
Maximum Launch Speed: 300 knots

Model: Kai 3 Strengthened
Length: 5470 millimeters
Weight: 858 kilograms
Weight of Explosive: 240 kilograms
Range: 1500 meters
Maximum Launch Speed: 350 knots

Model: Kai 7 Strengthened
Length: 5710 millimeters
Weight: 1055 kilograms
Weight of Explosive: 420 kilograms
Range: 1500 meters
Maximum Launch Speed: 350 knots

Well that's it for now... :)

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: brady on September 09, 2002, 01:36:38 AM

It wold Be Great If We actualy get Japanese Torpedos for our Japanese planes:)

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: Mitsu on September 09, 2002, 05:50:22 AM

Thanks a lot , FD.

btw here is another Japanese Torpedo thread:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=61478

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: Mitsu on September 13, 2002, 01:47:46 AM

Punt.

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: Mitsu on October 10, 2002, 10:52:53 AM

punt!

Title: Information: Japanese Torpedoes
Post by: brady on October 10, 2002, 01:31:09 PM

I realy wish HTC would take the time to model the corect torpedos, I get iritated every time I up in a Ki 67 with torpedos.