Long range, deep attack capability and great destructive power, TEST-71 is considered the most powerful and modern torpedo of the Vietnam Navy.
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| With the equipment of 6 modern Kilo 636 diesel-electric submarines equipped with modern weapons including TEST-71 torpedoes capable of destroying both surface and underwater targets, the underwater power of the Vietnam Navy is multiplied many times. Photo source: Youtube |
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| Torpedoes have long been considered an indispensable weapon of any submarine. This is a weapon designed to equip submarines to attack targets on the surface and deep under the sea. Photo source: Youtobe |
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| The torpedoes that cut through the water are always a nightmare for both submarines and warships that are accidentally attacked by them. Photo source: Shutterstock |
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| Just one torpedo can tear apart thousands of tons of warships. Photo source: pinterest |
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| The presence of submarines lurking in the deep water carrying deadly torpedoes is always a concern for any enemy surface warship that dares to confront them. Photo source: Naval Technology |
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| And without anti-submarine equipment, surface warships would have had disastrous results like this. Photo source: descy |
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| Illustration of a torpedo being fired from a submarine as it speeds through the vast water towards its target. Image source: KeywordSuggest |
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| The Vietnam Navy has a wide variety of torpedoes in service, from light to heavy torpedoes, from types specialized for anti-surface ships and anti-submarines to modern types for anti-submarines and anti-surface ships. Photo source: Key Publishing |
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| The types of torpedoes in service include the SET-53M heavy anti-submarine torpedo being equipped for the Petya III-class anti-submarine warship. Photo source: defense |
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| The SET-40UE lightweight anti-submarine torpedo is also being equipped for the Petya III-class submarine hunters of the Vietnam Navy. Photo source: Blog de las Fuerzas |
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| The 53-65 anti-surface ship torpedoes are being equipped on the Kilo 636 submarines that Vietnam has recently purchased. Photo source: MilitaryRussia |
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| However, the most notable is the TEST-71 heavyweight torpedo killer capable of destroying both submarines and warships. Photo source: MilitaryRussia |
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| This torpedo can be deployed on both surface warships and submarines to attack enemies. Photo source: NavWeaps |
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| TEST-71 is a 533mm diameter torpedo, a heavy torpedo designed and deployed in the 1970s and improved versions are still operating strongly in the navies of several countries, including Vietnam. Photo source: rusarmy |
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| According to data from SIPRI, Vietnam signed an order to purchase a large number of this type of torpedo in 2009 to equip 6 Kilo 636 submarines. Photo source: Патриотам РФ |
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| The TEST-71 torpedo weighs from 1,750 to 1,820 kg depending on the version. 7.9 m long, equipped with a powerful warhead weighing up to 205 kg. Photo source: Moremxod |
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| The torpedo's operating range is about 20km, the maximum speed can reach 40 nautical miles/h. With such features, this heavy torpedo is strong enough to tear apart enemy warships weighing up to several thousand tons. With heavy warships, these torpedoes fired simultaneously can still sink or disable their combat capabilities. Photo source: Forum |
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