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General Characteristics MK-60 CAPTOR
Primary Function: Destroy enemy shipping
Additional Background: The CAPTOR is the Navy's primary anti-submarine weapon. This deep water mine is designed to be laid by aircraft or submarine, and is anchored to the ocean floor. Upon detection of a hostile submarine, the CAPTOR launches a MK-46 Mod 4 torpedo.
Type: Aircraft, ship or submarine laid magnetically moored mine.
Detection System: Reliable acoustic path (RAP) sound propagation.
Dimensions:
Aircraft / Ship laid: 21 inches x 145 inches (53 centimeters x 368 centimeters)
Submarine laid: 21 inches x 132 inches (53 centimeters x 335 centimeters)
Depth Range: Deep water
Weight: Air / Ship laid: 2370 pounds (1077 kilograms); Submarine laid: 2056 pounds (935 kilograms)
Explosives: 96 pounds (44 kilograms) of PBXN-103 high explosive in a MK-46 torpedo.
Date Deployed: 1979
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