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CADETNAV 2017
CONSTANA

Type 53 torpedo used in Anti

Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Author:
Std. sg. maj. SAVA Marian
Coordinator
Cdor. Lect. Univ. Dr. Ing. TRBU Octavian
 Agenda

TTC Type 53 Torpedo (M)

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
ASW capabilities of
Romanian Navy
 Technical and tactical characteristics of Type 53 (M)
torpedo

Type 53 (M) Torpedo

Manufactured in Russia
Family of 53 cm (21 inch) torpedoes
Become operational in 1968 (Type 53) and 53M (Type 53M)
First carried by Kilo class and Akula class Russian submarines
They do not respond to usual torpedo countermeasures
 Technical and tactical characteristics of
Type 53 (M) torpedo

Ship Class Used On Surface ships and submarines

Date In Service SET-53: 1958
SET-53M: 1964

Weight 1,480 kg
Overall Length 7.800 m
Explosive Charge 100 kg
Range / Speed SET-53: 8,750 yards (8,000 m) / 23 knots
SET-53M: 15,300 yards (14,000 m) / 29 knots

Power SET-53: Lead-acid battery

SET-53M: Silver-zinc battery
 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
ASW UWW
ASW surface ships, aircraft, submarines

ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE

Enemy
submarine
 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
SENSORS
Acoustics active and passive sonar, sonobuoys
Pyrotechnics in the use of markers, flares and explosive devices
Searchlights
Radar, for surfaced parts
Hydrodynamic pressure wave (wake) detection
Laser detection and ranging of surfaced vessels; airborne and satellite
Electronic countermeasures and acoustic countermeasures such as noise
and bubble makers
Magnetic anomaly detection (MAD)
Active and (more commonly) passive infra-red detection of surfaced
parts.
 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
WEAPONS

B57 nuclear bomb

Mines,
Torpedoes, acoustic, wire-guided, and wake homing.
Depth charges
Rockets
Mk 101 Lulu
Missiles
Anti-submarine net
Nuclear depth bomb
Ramming
WE.177
 ASW
capabilities of
Romanian Navy

Type 1048M
corvettes
 ASW capabilities of
Romanian Navy
Zummer system
MGS-407K
CERTSUB
PROBSUB
POSSUB
NONSUB
 Conclusions
Type 53 (M) torpedoes
Very efficient
Do not respond to torpedo countermeasures
Threatening
AWS
Difficult & complicated
Invisible enemy
Type 1048M corvettes
Ro Navy ships
Equipped with type 53 M torpedo
ASW ships
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