What are the achievements of Type 93 torpedo?

The first achievement of Type 93 was to replenish guns for Chicheng in the Battle of Midway Island, and since then, it has created a mythical weapon for replenishing guns. It also blew the lieutenant general of the Tang Dynasty into the sea and sank our auxiliary ships many times. The biggest single enemy record is that the Iraqi submarine 19 (captain Ichiro Takagi) launched six Type 95 oxygen torpedoes (submarine version 93), sank the Hornet and O 'Brien in one fell swoop, and severely damaged the North Carolina.

In all fairness, Type 93 is very powerful, but oxygen is a bit dangerous as a torpedo propulsion material. The reliability of this kind of thing is too low, only about 25%. Japanese cruisers and destroyers equipped with oxygen torpedoes should always pay attention to the temper of these things. Once the battle starts, losing oxygen torpedoes is the first priority. The ratio of the enemy killed by 93 torpedoes to their own people is about 1.5: 1.

In the west, Type 93 is a very bad thing and a double-edged sword: in an ideal state, its power is amazing, but its value is not high when evaluated with 25% reliability. Model 93 uses 99.5% pure oxygen at high pressure. After using pure oxygen, the channel of pure oxygen cannot have oil. The moving parts of the torpedo can only be lubricated manually before launching. The result of poor lubrication is that the torpedo often jumps out of the water completely to breathe fresh air with or without the bathymeter. In addition, because 93 and 95 use 1 compressed air bottles, which are 99.5% pure oxygen directly after use, it is very easy to explode at 1000 meters, because that's when pure oxygen enters the combustion chamber.

The reason why the Japanese ignore these things and insist on using them lies in their torpedo night attack tactical theory. At the same time, the Japanese think they have suffered a lot in the agreement to limit naval armaments. As long as it can strengthen the combat effectiveness of a single ship, everything can be adopted, and ergonomics and even human life can be discounted. Japan has always had such a tradition anyway.