Type 91 torpedo | |
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Type 91 torpedoes aboard an aircraft carrier, each lower half was retouched in black to conceal the roll rudders. |
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Type | Aerial torpedo |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1931–1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Rear Admiral Shoji Naruse and his team |
Designed | 1930–1945 |
Unit cost | 20,000 yen (in the year 1941) |
Specifications | |
Weight | 848 kg (1,870 lb) |
Length | 5.270 m (17 ft 4 in) |
Diameter | 45 cm (17¾ in) |
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