DM2A4

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DM2A4 Seehecht export designation „Seahake Mod 4“ [1]is a new heavyweight torpedo developed by STN Atlas Elektronik for the German Navy, as a further update of DM2 (Deutsches Modell 2) torpedo which was released in 1976. Being the successor of the DM2A3, it will feature an electrical propulsion system and a fiber optic cable for torpedo guidance, which makes the torpedo ECM-resistant.[2] This is the first torpedo ever to be guided by a fiber optic wire.[citation needed]

The weapon will have four batteries and will be able to achieve a range of more than 50 km (27 nm) and a speed exceeding 92,6 km/h (50 kt). Exact data is classified. The torpedo will also be used as ROV for unmanned reconnaissance missions.[3]

The weapon is armed with a 260 kg PBX, (hexogen/aluminium) warhead (equivalent to 460 kg of TNT) with magnetic influence and contact fuzes, a wake homing sensor is also included.[4]

The torpedo has been ordered by the German Navy for its Type 212 submarine. [5][6]

The weapon has a length of 6.6 m, although other shorter variants exist.

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  1. ^ DM2A4 Seehecht (Seahake Mod 4) p.4 German
  2. ^ http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_PostWWII.htm DM2 A-4 Uses a fibre-optic-wire
  3. ^ German Torpedoes Since World War II
  4. ^ German Torpedoes Since World War II
  5. ^ http://www.marine-portraits.de/deutsche-marine-bundesmarine/uboot-u-boot-submarine/klasse-212a/ 24 Torpedos ATLAS DM2A4 per 212A
  6. ^ http://dip.bundestag.de/btd/13/069/1306922.asc Anfrage Bündnis 90/Grüne betreff DM2A4, Beantwortung 04.02.1997

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