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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
Mark 23 torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–
Quantity
9,600
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · WORLD WAR II
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Year1943
- Weight1,478 kg
- Length6.248 m
- Diameter533 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance TypeGyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Propulsion Typeturbine
- Top Speed46.3 kn
- Range4.115 km
◇Warhead5MOD.5
- Warhead Typehigh blast explosive
- Warhead Weight291.65 kg
- Explosive Filler291.65 kg
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform5MOD.5
- Launch PlatformSubmarine
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Ship-LaunchedNo
- Air-LaunchedNo
- Launch Tube Diameter533 mm
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production9,600
- Operators1
⬢Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeMk 6 Mod 13 contact exploder
- Explosive Filler Weight291.65 kg
- Explosive Filler TypeMk 16 Mod 6, HBX
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
83
years in service
9,600
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
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