An item reported that the Romanian
Sovrom Works Steagul-vosu of Brasov produced since begin January 1954 torpedoes
which were shipped to the navy arsenal at Galati. For instance in February were
184-53,3cm torpedoes manufactured. There was in January experimented with the
amount of explosives in the warhead. The warhead of ten torpedoes contained 180
kilo TNT while some other warheads contained 160 kilo novite. Without a warhead
was the weight of a 936 kilo. The torpedo could run to a depth of 10 metres and
after adjusting the depth controls was the performance satisfying. The
torpedoes were fitted out with the Tumig-8 type 8-cylinder motor and an
adjustable gyroscope making angle shots and, zigzag of spiral running possible.
Source
The
report was published on www.archive.org,
document number CIA-RDP81-01036R000200080020-3
