DM2A4
DM2A4 Seehecht (export designation "SeaHake mod 4" ) is the latest heavyweight torpedo developed by Atlas Elektronik for the German Navy, as a further update of DM2 (Deutsches Modell 2) torpedo which was released in 1976.
| DM2A4 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Torpedo |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2004 |
| Used by | Germany, Greece, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Israel, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Atlas Elektronik |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1530 kg |
| Length | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
| Diameter | 533mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 123 metres per second (400 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 50 kilometres (27 nmi) |
| Warhead | PBX |
| Warhead weight | 260 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity or contact detonation |
| Blast yield | 460 kg |
| Engine | Electric; silver-zinc oxide batteries or lithium ion batteries (for exercise) |
| Maximum speed | 50 knots (93 km/h) |
Guidance system | Wire-guided to autonomous (active and passive sonar, wake homing) |
Launch platform | submarine |
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