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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the torpedoes category.
01 / Overview
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1908–1922
Quantity
100
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
35
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the torpedoes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typetorpedo
- Service Entry Year1908
- Weight680 kg
- Length5 m
- Diameter450 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typegyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Propulsion Typegas turbine
◇Warhead2MOD.2
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Launch PlatformSubmarine
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Ship-LaunchedNo
- Air-LaunchedNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production100
- Operators1
⬢Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeWar Nose Mk 1 contact exploder
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1908Production started
- 1922Production ended
118
years in service
14
years in production
100
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
102TORPEDOES8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TORPEDOES2485UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS103PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TORPEDOES
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
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