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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
Type 65 torpedo
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · COLD WAR
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
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
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon TypeHeavyweight torpedo
- Service Entry Year1973
- Weight4,750 kg
- Length9.14 m
- Diameter650 mm
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typeactive/passive sonar and wire guidance
- Wire-GuidedYes
- Wake-HomingYes
- Acoustic HomingYes
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Propulsion Typegas-turbine powered by high-test peroxide, kerosene, and compressed air
- Top Speed50 kn
- Range100 km
- Operating Depth20 m
◇Warhead4MOD.4
- Warhead Typehigh explosive
- Warhead Weight557 kg
- Explosive Filler557 kg
- Fuze TypeProximity or contact detonation fuze
◆Platform3MOD.3
- Launch PlatformSubmarine
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Launch Tube Diameter650 mm
▤Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeProximity or contact detonation fuze
- Explosive Filler Weight557 kg
- Explosive Filler Typehigh explosive plus unused fuel
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1973Production started
53
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
A torpedo guidance method using sound waves emitted by a target to determine its location and trajectory.
A guided bomb is a munition that uses a guidance system to modify its flight path in real-time to ensure accuracy.
A watercraft capable of independent operation underwater, primarily used for naval warfare, research, or exploration.
Designation for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) deployed and launched from submerged submarines.
A torpedo guidance method that homes in on the wake or trail left by a moving target, typically a ship.
Missile guidance system where commands are transmitted via a physical wire link between the launch point and the missile during flight.
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