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{{DISPLAYTITLE:18-inch Mark XV Torpedo}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:18-inch Mark XV Torpedo}}
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[[File:Torpedo Mark XV.jpg|thumbnail|right|x250px|]]
<div class="ttx-title">18-inch Mk.XV</div>
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<div class="ttx-image">[[File:Torpedo Mark XV.jpg]]</div>
 
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  <div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Information</div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Aerial / Ship-launched Torpedo</span><span class="ttx-name">Type</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Britain [[File:Britain_flag.png]]</span><span class="ttx-name">County of Origin</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">General Characteristics</div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">45 cm</span><span class="ttx-name">Diameter</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">5.26 m</span><span class="ttx-name">Length</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">817 kg</span><span class="ttx-name">Mass</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">Torpex</span><span class="ttx-name">Explosive Type</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">247 kg</span><span class="ttx-name">Explosive Mass</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">395.2 kg</span><span class="ttx-name">TNT Equivalent</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">61 kph</span><span class="ttx-name">Max Speed</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">3.2 km</span><span class="ttx-name">Max Range</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">50 m</span><span class="ttx-name">Arming Distance</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Arial Specific Characteristics</div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">0 - 443 kph</span><span class="ttx-name">Drop Speed Range</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">0 - 122 m</span><span class="ttx-name">Drop Altitude Range</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line ttx-table-head">Naval Specific Characteristics</div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">54 kph</span><span class="ttx-name">Max Speed (mode change)</span></div>
 
  <div class="ttx-table-line"><span class="ttx-value">5 km</span><span class="ttx-name">Max Range (mode change)</span></div>
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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The Mark XV is a mid-war torpedo. It was deigned for both aerial use and use on torpedo boats. Being an aerial torpedo it is smaller than the 21 inch (53.3 mm) torpedoes designed exclusively for use on ships.
 
The Mark XV is a mid-war torpedo. It was deigned for both aerial use and use on torpedo boats. Being an aerial torpedo it is smaller than the 21 inch (53.3 mm) torpedoes designed exclusively for use on ships.
  
The naval version of the torpedo has an optional "Torpedo Mode" modification which increases the range from 3.2 km to 5 km, but reduces the speed by 7 kph, bringing it to 54 kph.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="9" | Torpedo characteristics
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! 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)
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| {{Annotation|No|'Torpedo Mode' modification uninstalled}} || 817 || 61 || 3.20 || 1 || 50 || Torpex || 247 || 395.2
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| {{Annotation|Yes|'Torpedo Mode' modification installed}} || 817 || 54 || 5.02 || 1 || 50 || Torpex || 247 || 395.2
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The naval version of the torpedo has an optional "Torpedo Mode" modification which increases the range from 3.2 km to 5 km, but reduces the speed by 7 km/h, bringing it to 54 km/h.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="2" | Torpedo mode specification changes
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! Max distance (m)
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! Max speed (m/s)
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| +1828 || -7
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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When dropped from aircraft the MArk XV has a much better speed range than the [[Mark XII]], being able to be dropped at speeds up to 443 kph (compared to 281 kph), however the max drop altitude is only marginally improved to 122 m.
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When dropped from aircraft the Mark XV has a much better speed range than the [[Mark XII]], being able to be dropped at speeds up to 443 km/h (compared to 281 km/h), however the max drop altitude is only marginally improved to 122 m.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Large warhead for a 45 cm torpedo
 
* Large warhead for a 45 cm torpedo
 
* Better airdrop characteristics than the [[Mark XII]]
 
* Better airdrop characteristics than the [[Mark XII]]
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Slower than the [[Mark XII]]
 
* Slower than the [[Mark XII]]
  
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 
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* [[Wikipedia:British_18-inch_torpedo|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> British 18-inch torpedo]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:British_18-inch_torpedo|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> British 18-inch torpedo]]
  

Latest revision as of 09:58, 12 February 2023

Torpedo Mark XV.jpg

Description

The 18-inch Mark XV, or simply Mark XV, is a British torpedo. It is used as both an aerial torpedo on some torpedo bombers and as a ship launched torpedo on some Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs).

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The Mark XV is a mid-war torpedo. It was deigned for both aerial use and use on torpedo boats. Being an aerial torpedo it is smaller than the 21 inch (53.3 mm) torpedoes designed exclusively for use on ships.

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 817 61 3.20 1 50 Torpex 247 395.2
Yes 817 54 5.02 1 50 Torpex 247 395.2

The naval version of the torpedo has an optional "Torpedo Mode" modification which increases the range from 3.2 km to 5 km, but reduces the speed by 7 km/h, bringing it to 54 km/h.

Torpedo mode specification changes
Max distance (m) Max speed (m/s)
+1828 -7

Effective damage

The increased warhead size compared to the Mark XII, means that the it is capable of killing just about any player controlled ships with a single hit. It is sometimes possible for some cruisers to survive a hit from a Mark XV, but this is rare.

Comparison with analogues

Compared to the earlier Mark XII torpedo the Mark XV is slower but has a much more powerful warhead (more than twice the size).

Usage in battles

When dropped from aircraft the Mark XV has a much better speed range than the Mark XII, being able to be dropped at speeds up to 443 km/h (compared to 281 km/h), however the max drop altitude is only marginally improved to 122 m.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Large warhead for a 45 cm torpedo
  • Better airdrop characteristics than the Mark XII

Cons:

History

The Mark XV entered service in 1942 with the Fleet Air Arm, RAF Coastal Command and Royal Navy. It was the first 18-inch torpedo to use Torpex (short for torpedo explosive) instead of TNT. Torpex is 50% more powerful than TNT by mass.

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  G6c
533 mm  G7a · Seal DM2A1
600 mm  H/8
USSR 
400 mm  SET-40
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  Model 1923DT
Sweden 
450 mm  m/38 · m/41
  † = Aerial torpedo
‡ = Aerial and ship-launched torpedo