Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Type 93 Torpedo

Japanese oxygen-powered torpedo for surface warships.

Also searchable as Long Lance, Long Lance Torpedoes, Type 93 Long Lance.

Related time notes

  1. Japanese Destroyers of WWII: Quantity is a Quality of it's own, it can also be a Decisive one
    6:59Shimakaze's fifteen-torpedo broadsideNotable Point
  2. Japanese Destroyers of WWII: Quantity is a Quality of it's own, it can also be a Decisive one
    9:22Shimakaze's armament and wartime defensive additionsNotable Point
  3. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:13Why doubling Type 93 torpedo range would not guarantee hitsQ&A
  4. 134yrs of evolution: How a Destroyer's Role has evolved from as envisaged in 1892 to 2026
    2:28:26When did the US recognize the Type 93 torpedo threat?Q&A
  5. Bruships 221: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:11:15Why navies avoid liquid-oxygen torpedo propellantsQ&A
  6. Kaigun-chūjō Gunichi Mikawa: The IJN's Pearl Harbor back up plan
    7:43Early service builds Mikawa's torpedo expertiseChapter
  7. What if duing the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Vice Admiral Ching Lee does a Nelson at Copenhagen?
    1:05:24A night ambush could destroy Center ForceNotable Point
  8. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)
    1:26:08Acoustic homing for the Long LanceQ&A
  9. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:40:55The Royal Navy inherits Type 93 torpedoesQ&A
  10. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:09:31What weapons Britain would choose for Japanese destroyersQ&A
  11. Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:28:58What if every US cruiser became a Des Moines in 1941?Q&A
  12. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    1:34:46What would make Japan abandon the Type 93 Long Lance?Q&A
  13. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    2:14:43The limited surface-combat value of Tenryu and TatsutaQ&A
  14. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    59:36Why studying Long Lance plans was not enoughQ&A
  15. Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions
    2:18:10What a Long Lance and Mark 14 swap reveals about doctrineQ&A
  16. Battle of Blackett Strait
    3:05:32Why did Japan favor torpedoes before gunfire at night?Q&A
  17. The American Carrier Raids of 1942: Wresting Control of the Pace of War from the Japanese
    2:04:44What if Japanese fast battleships caught a raid force?Notable Point
  18. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    7:54Why Japan built torpedo cruisersQ&A
  19. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    31:33Why US cruisers held course while British ships zigzaggedQ&A
  20. If not Pearl Harbour?
    1:48:32Reinforcement convoys as ambush targetsChapter
  21. If not Pearl Harbour?
    1:52:50Would American convoy habits expose Pacific reinforcements?Q&A
  22. Bruships 132: Questions till the Milk or Pancreas Runs Out
    1:44:53Long Lance torpedoes in British destroyer night attacksQ&A
  23. Lexington Class: America's Battle Cruiser Dreams - KSS2 S4 Comment Response
    17:29The Long Lance was designed to threaten any capital shipQ&A
  24. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)
    40:00Omori's retreat reflected the balance of force at nightNotable Point
  25. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)
    56:23Radar contact brought a destroyer-led torpedo exchangeChapter
  26. How Many Guns Does that USN Battleship have?
    1:10:17Designing American and Japanese heavy cruisersChapter
  27. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:34:16Japanese radar parity in Pacific night battlesQ&A
  28. US Treaty Cruisers in War & Retrospect: Comment Response
    10:56Are US treaty cruisers really cruisers?Q&A
  29. Alternate History - Royal Navy retains the Fleet 'units' of Royal Naval Air Service: Patreon 76
    3:11:48Scout carriers push Japanese cruisers toward fighting powerQ&A
  30. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    1:04:04Why zigzagging blunts the Long Lance's rangeNotable Point
  31. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    39:05Torpedo intelligence and doctrinal surpriseNotable Point
  32. Bruships 88: Way of War
    2:08:11British intelligence misses Yamato and the Long LanceChapter
  33. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    58:30Honolulu's night-fighting force and repeated torpedo survivalChapter
  34. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    1:12:15A New Georgia bombardment exposes USS Strong to a Long LanceChapter
  35. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    1:27:20Three Long Lances sink Helena at Kula GulfChapter
  36. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out
    2:05:49Britain's unrealized 24-inch torpedo potentialQ&A
  37. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    2:17:49How G3 and N3 protection might absorb Long Lance hitsQ&A
  38. Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)
    36:32Night attacks, Long Lance, and the supply problemChapter
  39. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    30:42Why 21-inch torpedoes became the practical standardQ&A
  40. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    1:35:50Tassafaronga showed the danger of night torpedo snipingChapter
  41. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    1:40:22A mass salvo could still be torpedo snipingQ&A
  42. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    24:01Japanese destroyers and night torpedo doctrineChapter
  43. 1939 Destroyer Doctrine: Patreon 50 (Long Patrol)
    25:34British zigzagging and Japanese long-range torpedo attacksNotable Point
  44. Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...
    3:07:34Royal Navy and Japanese night-fighting doctrines at GuadalcanalQ&A
  45. Patreon 40: How was British Night Fighting Doctrine developed for and then practiced during WWII
    2:23:19How British night doctrine might have met Japanese torpedoesQ&A
  46. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    34:18Japanese destroyers built for torpedo attackChapter
  47. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    44:16The American plan for radar, torpedoes, and cruiser fireNotable Point
  48. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    1:07:48Japanese destroyers fire by the cruisers' gun flashesChapter
  49. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    1:11:20The torpedoes devastate the cruiser columnChapter
  50. Battle of Tassafaronga: 30th of November 1942 - Long Patrol
    1:23:30Tassafaronga was a tactical coup without strategic rescueChapter
  51. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    3:25:59British planners expected powerful Japanese torpedoesQ&A
  52. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (4)
    2:41:01Early radar changes Japanese night doctrineQ&A
  53. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response
    47:23Japan combined night torpedoes with massed daytime air powerNotable Point
  54. Bruships 55: New Books
    4:59:16British and Japanese reasons for night fightingNotable Point
  55. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 4 of 5/Articles 14-16
    16:07Global cruiser needs versus Japanese attritional doctrineNotable Point