T-5/53 - 58 - direct-going traceless torpedo with a nuclear warhead. [one]
| T-5 / 53-58 | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Type of | combined cycle torpedo |
| Appointment | nuclear torpedo |
| Basing | Sub |
| State | the USSR |
| Manufacturer | NII-400 and KB-11 |
| Development start | 1953 |
| In service | 1958 |
| Current status | Discontinued |
| Options | |
| Weight | 2200 kg |
| Length | 7920 mm |
| Diameter | 533 mm |
| Warhead | nuclear 3 ct |
| Technical details | |
| Engine | piston engine |
| Power | 460 h.p. |
| Speed | 40 knots |
| Range | 10 km |
| Depth | 12-35 m |
| Control | inertial |
Torpedoes are armed with surface ships , submarines and naval aviation . In the USSR Navy, torpedoes are classified depending on the warhead charge — nuclear or conventional, by the type of power plant — combined-cycle (thermal), electric or reactive, and conventional or small-sized according to their mass and size characteristics.
Content
- 1 Design History
- 2 Design
- 3 Principle of work
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Design History
Torpedo 53-56 developed at the NII-400 (later - Central Research Institute " Gidropribor ") under the leadership of the chief designer A.M. Borushko was taken as the basis for carrying a nuclear charge. The nuclear warhead and T-5 torpedo control system were designed by KB-11 specialists.
In 1958, the T-5 / 53-58 torpedo was adopted by the USSR Navy and entered into submarines of the Northern and Pacific Fleets in small batches.
Design
Torpedo T-5 / 53-58 has a standard cigar-shaped shape divided into 5 main compartments:
- Head part;
- Combat charging compartment;
- Tank compartment;
- Aft;
- The tail part.
A non-contact fuse and ignition devices were placed in the head part.
In the combat charging compartment was a nuclear warhead .
Oxygen , fresh water and kerosene were located in the tank compartment.
In the stern there was a power plant and mechanisms that control the movement of the torpedo .
Two propellers and four feathers with vertical and horizontal rudders were mounted in the tail section to control the torpedo in direction and depth. [2]
Principle of Operation
Before the torpedo fired, the ship's commander and the political commander introduced cipher codes to remove the level of protection of the torpedo from unauthorized launch. [3] Then, using the torpedo firing control device (PTS), the firing data was entered into the torpedo mechanically (spindle). After the torpedo exited the torpedo tube and launched the thermal oxygen gas-vapor two-cylinder horizontal piston engine, it rushed straight to the target. Due to the oxygen used in the fuel mixture of the piston engine , the torpedo did not leave a visible trace. During the rectilinear movement, the torpedo was controlled automatically using an inertial control system . When a torpedo passed a predefined distance, a hydrostatic contactor operated, which gave the command to close the fuse circuit . After that, the torpedo made a “bag” and a nuclear warhead was detonated, as a result of which, up to 700 meters, large ships (aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, submarines) were destroyed or seriously damaged, and at a distance of 700-1400 meters ships were damaged with a significant reduction in their combat readiness. [2]
Notes
- ↑ T-5 nuclear torpedo. - Moscow: Typhoon No. 2, 1996.
- ↑ 1 2 Sychev V.A. Ship weapon. - Moscow: DOSAAF USSR, 1984.
- ↑ A. Lubyanov. Anti-submarine cruiser "Leningrad".
Literature
- Sychev V. A. Ship weapon Moscow DOSAAF USSR 1984
- Dotsenko V.D. History of naval art. Volume II Fleets of the XX century. Book 2. M., Eksmo, Terra Fantastica, 2003.
- Nuclear torpedo T-5. // Typhoon. No. 2/1996
- A. Lubyanov Antisubmarine cruiser Leningrad.