Mk-46 Torpedo
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| Guidance | Homing mode - Active or passive/active acoustic homing |
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| Weight | 234.5 kilograms234,500 g 0.235 t 516.984 lb 8,271.744 oz |
| Length | 2.6 metres260 cm 0.0026 km 0.00162 mi 8.53 ft 102.362 in |
| Range | 7.3 kilometres7,300 m 730,000 cm 4.536 mi 23,950.131 ft 287,401.575 in |
| Speed | 83 kilometres per hour23.056 m/s 0.0231 km/s 4,538.486 ft/min 75.642 ft/s 1,512.836 yd/m |
The MK-46 torpedo is designed to attack high performance submarines, and is presently identified as the NATO standard. The MK-46 torpedo is designed to be launched from surface combatant torpedo tubes, ASROC missiles and fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
