Type 92 torpedo

Last updated October 14, 2025

The Type 92 torpedo was a submarine-launched torpedo used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.^[1]

Characteristics

It was 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in) long and 53 cm (21 in) in diameter and was battery powered. It could deliver a 300 kg (660 lb) warhead at 55 km/h (30 kn) to a target 7 km (4.3 mi) away.

References

↑ Branfill-Cook, Roger (2020-01-31). Torpedo: The Complete History of the World's Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-4270-0 . Retrieved 2025-10-13.

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[y238-1] Branfill-Cook, Roger (2020-01-31). Torpedo: The Complete History of the World's Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-4270-0 . Retrieved 2025-10-13.

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v t e Japanese naval weapons of the Second World War
Battleship and battlecruiser main armament	36 cm/45 41st Year Type 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type 46 cm/45 Type 94
Cruiser main armament	14 cm/50 3rd Year Type 15 cm/50 41st Year Type 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type
Destroyer and Kaibōkan main armament	10 cm/65 Type 98 12 cm/40 Type 41 12 cm/45 3rd Year Type 12 cm/45 10th Year Type 12.7 cm/50 Type 3
Secondary armament	8 cm/40 3rd Year Type 8 cm/60 Type 98 10 cm/65 Type 98 12 cm/12 short naval gun 12 cm/45 10th Year Type 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type 20 cm/12 short naval gun
Submarine guns	8 cm/40 Type 88 10 cm/50 Type 88 12 cm 11th Year Type naval gun 12.7 cm/40 Type 88 14 cm/40 11th Year Type
Rocket artillery	20 cm naval rocket launcher 45 cm naval rocket Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters
Anti-aircraft weapons	Type 96 25 mm gun Type 93 13 mm Gun Type 4 Rocket "RoSa" Type 3 Shell "San Shiki"
Torpedoes	45 cm Type 44 53 cm Type 44 53 cm Type 89 45 cm Type 91 45 cm Type 97 53 cm 6th Year Type 53 cm Type 92 53 cm Type 95 53 cm Type 96 61 cm 8th Year Type 61 cm Type 90 61 cm Type 93 Kaiten