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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 8 torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1911–1945
Quantity
600
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
3
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 Year1911
- Weight1,179.36 kg
- Length6.51 m
- Diameter533.4 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typegyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Propulsion Typeturbine
- Top Speed36 kn
- Range1,458 km
◇Warhead5MOD.5
- Warhead Typecontact
- Warhead Weight211 kg
- Explosive Filler211 kg
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform5MOD.5
- Launch PlatformSurface Ship
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
- Launch Tube Diameter533 mm
▤Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeMk 3 Mod 2, contact
- Explosive Filler Weight211.378 kg
- Explosive Filler TypeTNT, Mk 8 Mod 4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1911Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1945Production ended
115
years in service
34
years in production
600
units produced
04 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
85TORPEDOES3PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TORPEDOES1985UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS27PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TORPEDOES
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A guided bomb is a munition that uses a guidance system to modify its flight path in real-time to ensure accuracy.
Ship-launched: a torpedo designed to be deployed from surface warships using onboard launch tubes or deck-mounted launchers.
A large, seagoing vessel primarily designed to operate on the ocean's surface, capable of launching torpedoes.
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