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Being a typical 450 mm WW1 design, the Whitehead A 110/450 struggles in all key characteristics: the size of the warhead, speed, and range. With just 56 km/h for 4 km, it struggles to be anything but an emergency weapon, especially in Realistic Battles, where any ship would have ample of time to outrun or avoid the torpedo before the impact. With Torpedo Mode installed range increases to 6 km at the cost of decreasing speed down to only 47 km/h. It makes it more usable in Arcade Battles, though it's still one of the easier torpedoes to avoid.
 
Being a typical 450 mm WW1 design, the Whitehead A 110/450 struggles in all key characteristics: the size of the warhead, speed, and range. With just 56 km/h for 4 km, it struggles to be anything but an emergency weapon, especially in Realistic Battles, where any ship would have ample of time to outrun or avoid the torpedo before the impact. With Torpedo Mode installed range increases to 6 km at the cost of decreasing speed down to only 47 km/h. It makes it more usable in Arcade Battles, though it's still one of the easier torpedoes to avoid.
  
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Latest revision as of 08:54, 28 September 2024

Detailed view of the torpedo in-flight

Description

The Whitehead A 110/450 is an Italian torpedo.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Being a typical 450 mm WW1 design, the Whitehead A 110/450 struggles in all key characteristics: the size of the warhead, speed, and range. With just 56 km/h for 4 km, it struggles to be anything but an emergency weapon, especially in Realistic Battles, where any ship would have ample of time to outrun or avoid the torpedo before the impact. With Torpedo Mode installed range increases to 6 km at the cost of decreasing speed down to only 47 km/h. It makes it more usable in Arcade Battles, though it's still one of the easier torpedoes to avoid.

Torpedo characteristics
Torpedo Mode Mass (kg) Maximum speed in water (km/h) Travel distance (km) Depth stroke (m) Arming distance (m) Explosive type Explosive mass (kg) TNT equivalent (kg)
No 936 56 4 1 50 TNT 110 110
Yes 936 47 6 1 50 TNT 110 110

Effective damage

Having only 110 kg warhead, these torpedoes are survivable even by destroyers. More typically, larger targets have to be hit into the ammunition racks in order to ensure sinking.

Comparison with analogues

Compared to the other torpedoes, Whitehead A 110/450 has a rather small explosive filler, with just 110 kg TNT equivalent it's smaller than most of the aerial torpedoes, let alone typical naval torpedoes. Additionally a very short range of just 4 kilometers and a slow speed compared to a majority of the torpedoes in the game.

Nearest 450 mm, WW1-origin torpedoes would be R.G.F. Mark VI** (450 mm), C/06D (450 mm), Type 43 (450 mm), 18 inch Type 38 No.2 B (450 mm) and Pattern 1912 (450 mm), all having about the same characteristics, making different tradeoffs between the speed, range and the size of the explosive fillers.

Name Country
of origin 		Diameter
(mm) 		Mass (kg) Explosive
type 		TNT equivalent
(kg) 		Max speed
(km/h) 		Max range
(km)
12.75 inch Mark 44 USA flag.png 324 235 HBX 54.4 56 5.49
12.75 inch Mark 46 USA flag.png 324 235 TNT 44.5 91 7.30
18 inch Mark XII Britain flag.png 450 702 TNT 176 74 1.37
18 inch Mark XV Britain flag.png 450 817 Torpex 395.2 61 3.20
18 inch Type 38 No.2 B Japan flag.png 450 663 Shimose 104.5 59 2.00
18-inch Mk.7 USA flag.png 450 720 TNT 93 59 3.65
21 in Mk.8 USA flag.png 533 1,252 TNT 146 50 9.14
21 inch Mark I Britain flag.png 533 1,270 TNT 102 56 11.00
21 inch Mk.20 Bidder Britain flag.png 533 821 TNT 89 37 11.00
21 inch Type 43 (1910) Japan flag.png 533 1,187 Shimose 143 50 8.00
45-36NU USSR flag.png 450 951 TNT 200 76 4.00
53-38 USSR flag.png 533 1,615 TNT 300 82 4.00
53-39 USSR flag.png 533 1,780 TNT 317 94 4.00
53-56 USSR flag.png 533 2,000 TNT 400 93 8.00
53-57 USSR flag.png 533 2,000 TNT 306 83 18.00
53-65 USSR flag.png 533 2,070 TNT 300 126 12.00
Bliss-Leavitt Mk.1 USA flag.png 533 680 TNT 91 50 3.66
C/06D Germany flag.png 450 810 TNT 122.6 50 5.90
G6c Germany flag.png 533 1,008 TNT 160 50 5.00
G7 Germany flag.png 500 1,365 TNT 249.6 69 4.00
G7a Germany flag.png 533 1,528 SW39a 358.4 81 6.00
H/8 Germany flag.png 600 2,160 SW39a 268.8 67 6.00
LT 1A/1 Germany flag.png 450 812 TNT 250 74 2.00
Mark 35 USA flag.png 533 803 Torpex 196 50 13.71
Mk.8-3 C/D USA flag.png 533 1,373 TNT 174.2 50 12.35
Mk.13 USA flag.png 569 884 TNT 178 56 5.21
Mk.15 USA flag.png 533 1,559 TNT 224 83 5.50
Mk.16 USA flag.png 533 1,766 Torpex 915.2 85 6.40
Mk.IV Britain flag.png 533 1,454 TNT 234 65 7.30
Mk.IX Britain flag.png 533 1,693 TNT 340 67 9.60
Mk.IX** Britain flag.png 533 1,693 Torpex 587.2 76 10.00
Mk.V Britain flag.png 533 1,736 TNT 305 74 4.57
Mk.VIII Britain flag.png 533 1,566 TNT 327 84 4.57
1909R France flag.png 450 716 TNT 144 61 2.00
Model 1919V France flag.png 550 1,358 Picric acid 261.8 80 2.00
Model 1923DT France flag.png 550 2,100 TNT 308 72 9.00
1926V France flag.png 400 674 TNT 144 81 2.00
L3 France flag.png 550 910 TNT 200 46 5.00
Pattern 1910 USSR flag.png 450 665 TNT 100 54 3.00
Pattern 1912 USSR flag.png 450 810 TNT 100 80 2.00
R.G.F. Mark VI** Britain flag.png 450 700 TNT 134 56 5.49
S.I.170/450X5,25 Italy flag.png 450 860 TNT 170 76 4.00
S.I.270 Italy flag.png 533 1,715 TNT 270 74 4.00
S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A Italy flag.png 533 1,781 TNT 250 76 4.00
S.I. 270/533,4X7,2 Tipo I Italy flag.png 533 1,700 TNT 270 89 4.00
S.I. 270/533,4X7,2 Tipo M Italy flag.png 533 1,715 TNT 270 93 4.00
S.I. 270/533X6.84 Tipo L Italy flag.png 533 1,700 TNT 270 93 4.00
Seal DM2A1 Germany flag.png 533 1,370 TNT 250 61 20.00
SET-40 USSR flag.png 400 550 TNT 80 54 8.00
SET-53M USSR flag.png 533 1,480 TNT 100 54 14.00
SET-65 USSR flag.png 533 1,740 TNT 205 74 16.00
SET-72 USSR flag.png 400 730 TNT 80 74 8.00
Type 2 Japan flag.png 450 1,000 Type 97 448 72 3.00
Type 6 Japan flag.png 533 1,432 Shimose 223.3 65 7.00
Type 8 No.2 Japan flag.png 610 2,362 Shimose 380.6 70 10.00
Type 43 Japan flag.png 450 663 Shimose 104.5 48 5.00
Type 44 No.2 Japan flag.png 450 750 Shimose 121 65 4.00
Type 54 model 3 Japan flag.png 533 1,600 TNT 100 44 6.00
Type 72 mod.1 Japan flag.png 533 1,760 TNT 300 120 10.00
Type 89 Japan flag.png 533 1,660 Type 97 384 83 5.50
Type 90 Japan flag.png 610 2,540 Type 97 480 85 7.00
Type 93 Model 1, Mod 2 Japan flag.png 610 2,700 Type 97 627.2 91 20.00
Type 93 Model 3 Japan flag.png 610 2,800 Type 97 998.4 91 15.00
W.200/450X5,75 Italy flag.png 450 930 TNT 200 81 3.00
Whitehead A 110/450 Italy flag.png 450 936 TNT 110 56 4.00

Usage in battles

The best use case for these torpedoes is to force enemy warships to change their course, which can be highly advantageous under some circumstances. Direct damage is highly dependent on the exact point of impact - while it can destroy early, small destroyers with a single hit, larger ships will require an impact into ammunition storage to achieve effects expected from the torpedoes with a larger diameter.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • It should be able to destroy most of the early destroyers with a single hit
  • It will still push enemy players to maneuver away from the torpedo path, making it a good tool for putting enemy ships in a disadvantageous position

Cons:

  • Small warhead
  • Slow speed
  • Short range

History

Details of the twin-tail stabilizer attachment

Type A W110/450 torpedo was manufactured by the Whitehead Fiume plant for the Italian navy. In the Imperial system designated as either 17.7 inch or 18 inch torpedo. Torpedo had a calibre of 450 mm and a 110 kg warhead.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links


Torpedoes
USA 
450 mm  Mk.7
533 mm  Bliss-Leavitt Mk.1 · Mark 35 · Mk.8 · Mk.8-3 C/D · Mk.15 · Mk.16
569 mm  Mk.13 · Mk.13-6† · Mk.13-6 Case†
Germany 
324 mm  Mark 44
450 mm  C/06D · LT 1A/1 · F5W† · F5b†
500 mm  G7 · G6c
533 mm  G7a · Seal DM2A1
600 mm  H/8
USSR 
400 mm  SET-40 · SET-72
450 mm  Pattern 1910 · Pattern 1912 · 45-36NU‡ · 45-36AN† · 45-36MAN†
533 mm  53-38 · 53-39 · 53-56 · 53-57 · 53-65 · SET-53M · SET-65
Britain 
450 mm  R.G.F. Mark VI** · Mark XII‡ · Mark XV‡
533 mm  Mark I · Mk.IV · Mk.V · Mk.VIII · Mk.IX · Mk.IX** · 21 inch Mk.20 Bidder
Japan 
324 mm  Mark 46
450 mm  Type 2 · Type 38 No.2 B · Type 43 · Type 44 No.2 · Type 91 Model 2† · Type 91 Model 3†
533 mm  Type 6 · Type 43 (1910) · Type 54 Model 3 · Type 72 Model 1 · Type 89
610 mm  Type 8 No.2 · Type 90 · Type 93 Model 1, Mod 2 · Type 93 Model 3
Italy 
450 mm  F200/450† · S.I.170/450X5,25 · W.200/450X5,75 · Whitehead A 110/450
533 mm  S.I.270 · S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A · S.I. 270/533,4X7,2 Tipo I · S.I. 270/533X6.84 Tipo L · S.I. 270/533,4X7,2 Tipo M
France 
400 mm  1926DA†
450 mm  1909R
550 mm  L3 · Model 1919V · Model 1923DT
Sweden 
450 mm  m/38† · m/41†
  † = Aerial torpedo
‡ = Aerial and ship-launched torpedo

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