DTCN L4
| DTCN L4 | |
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| General Information | |
| Designation: | Torpedo L4 |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Manufacturer: | DTCN |
| Commissioning: | 1964 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Length: | 3,130 meters (123 inch ) |
| Combat weight: | 525 kilograms (1157 pounds ) |
| Drive: | Electric motor and nickel-cadmium accumulator |
| Range: | 5000 meters at 30 knots |
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| Warhead: | 331 lbs. (150 kg) HBX-3 |
| Target location: | Active sonar |
| Steering: | Automatic program (circular search path) |
| Weapon platforms: |
Airplanes, helicopters and the Malafon guided missile |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Torpedo L4 is the lightweight version of the DTCN L5 for use by aircraft and helicopters.
technical features
The weapon is the first French development to be built as part of a NATO program to standardize armaments according to Anglo-American dimensions .
After being released, the torpedo follows a circular search path until its search head picks up a target using active sonar . It can be used against submarines that travel up to 20 knots and up to 300 meters deep.
The Malafon guided weapon has this torpedo as its payload; this weapon system functions in a manner comparable to that of the US ASROC .
Web links
- French Torpedoes after World War II ( English ) In: Navweaps.com . December 12, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2009.