DTCN L5
The DTCN L5 is a French torpedo .
Emergence
The Direction Technique des Construction Navales (DTCN) began developing this torpedo in the 1960s. The L5 version of the torpedo can be used by surface ships and submarines . A lighter variant L4 is used by aircraft. Both versions are equipped with a Thomson CSF active / passive panoramic search head. This allows the torpedo to execute various pre-programmed attack profiles. This can be a direct attack on an underwater or surface target or an automated search for certain sonar profiles , which are then automatically attacked. The disadvantage is the short range of the electrically powered torpedo. It led to the development of the DTCN F17 .
User countries
Technical specifications
- Country of origin: France
- Weight: 930 kg
- Diameter 533 mm
- Length: 4.40 m
- Range: 9.25 km
- Warhead: highly explosive, 150 kg
- Speed: 35 kn
literature
- Robert Jackson: Submarines . Gondromverlag, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1874-3