Even if the Yahagi shipped such a torpedo, the chance to use it in a classic surface action in 1945 was becoming vanishingly small. I wonder if it wouldn't be a bit of liability as well. A submarine could rely on it's quiet electric motors and it's ability to dive to evade it's own torpedo if it didn't lock on a target. But in a confused surface action with "friendlies" around such a weapon on the loose could be as dangerous to one's own squadron as it is to the enemy. I'm assuming these torpedoes were developed for surface work, not ASW.
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