Export torpedoes of China

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Export torpedoes of China are Chinese-built torpedoes intended for international export. The series of torpedoes has the prefix "ET" and has been developed by the Chinese marine industrial company CSOC for export only. These torpedoes may have their domestic use correspondence but this is generally not officially admitted. Some of them have seen wide use by the navies of other countries.

Export Torpedoes of China
Type Domestic Platform Targets Guidance Propulsion Diameter Weight Length Speed Range Warhead Immersion
ET-31[1] Yu-4B submarine ships active/passive acoustic homing electric motor 533 mm 1,755 kg 7.748m 30 knots 309 kg
ET-32 Yu-3 submarine active/passive acoustic homing electric motor 533 mm 1,340 kg 6.6m 35 knots 13 km 190 kg 350 m
ET-34 Yu-5 active/passive acoustic homing+ wire guidance electric motor 533 mm 6.6m 42 knots 25 km 300 m
ET-36 Yu-5 active/passive acoustic homing+ wire guidance electric motor 533 mm 6.6m 36 knots 20 km 300 m
ET-38 submarine submarines/ships active acoustic/wake homing+ wire guidance Otto fuel II 533 mm 1,700 kg 6.255m 36 /50 knots 30/50 km 350 kg 7~400 m
ET-39 submarine submarines/ships active/passive acoustic/wake homing+ wire guidance Otto fuel II 533 mm 1,700 kg 6.255m 28/36 /50 knots 50 km 350 kg 7~400 m
ET-40 submarine submarines/ships active/passive acoustic/wake homing+ wire guidance electric motor 533 mm 1,700 kg 6.255m 25/42 knots 30/18 km 350 kg 5~300 m
ET-52C Yu-7 ship/helicopter submarines active/passive acoustic homing Otto fuel II 324 mm 238 kg 2.600m 42 knots 9.4 km 45 kg 6~450 m
ET-60 ship/plane/helicopter submarines active/passive acoustic homing electric motor 324 mm 240 kg 2.600m 42 knots 10 km 45 kg 6~450 m
ET-80 Yu-8 ship submarines active/passive acoustic homing 30 km 45 kg

^ Italics are not officially published parameters

References[edit]

  1. ^ "YU-4 ANTI-SHIP TORPEDO". GlobalMil. Retrieved 4 December 2020.