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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
Whitehead Mark 5 torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–1922
Quantity
500
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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 Year1910
- Weight658 kg
- Length5.18 m
- Diameter450 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typegyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Propulsion Typereciprocating engine
- Top Speed27 kn
- Range1,000 km
◇Warhead5MOD.5
- Warhead Typecontact
- Warhead Weight90.719 kg
- Explosive Filler90.719 kg
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform5MOD.5
- Launch PlatformSubmarine
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
- Launch Tube Diameter450 mm
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production500
- Operators1
⬢Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeWar Nose Mk 5 contact exploder
- Explosive Filler Weight90.719 kg
- Explosive Filler Typewet guncotton
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1922Production ended
116
years in service
12
years in production
500
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
103TORPEDOES9PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TORPEDOES145AUSTRIA · ALL WEAPONS84PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TORPEDOES
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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 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.
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