Yu-6 torpedo

Yu-6
TypeHeavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2005
Used byChina
Specifications
Diameter533 millimetres (21.0 in)

WarheadHigh explosive
Detonation
mechanism
Proximity or contact detonation

PropellantOtto fuel II
Operational
range
45 kilometres (28 mi)
Maximum speed 65 kt (maximum for attack)
Guidance
system
Passive / active acoustic homing + wake homing + wire guidance
Launch
platform
Submarine

Yu-6 (鱼-6) torpedo is the Chinese counterpart of the US Mark 48 torpedo, and it is the first domestic Chinese torpedo designed to counter both surface ships and submarines from the very start. Guidance can be by wire, active and passive homing, or wake homing. Domestic Chinese sources have claimed that the Yu-6 torpedo is in the same class as the Mk 48 Mod. 4 torpedo, and it is believed to have been cloned from a captured sample, but official information on the Yu-6 torpedo is limited.