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Putting the Type 91 aerial torpedo's size in human scale

At about 5.5 metres long, a Type 91 aerial torpedo roughly matches three six-foot people laid end to end.

Question

How many Dans would it take to match the length of a Type 91 torpedo?

Short answer

About three: the torpedo was roughly 5.5 metres or 18 feet long, with its exact length depending slightly on the nose fuze.

Notes

The Type 91 aerial torpedo is given as about 5.5 metres, or 18 feet, long. That roughly matches three six-foot people laid end to end. The fitted nose fuze could change its exact overall length. The comparison concerns length: the torpedo is much narrower than either of the two men being compared.