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Originally Posted by skwasjer
I may be wrong, and I'm no expert on this matter either, but I remember reading torpedoes carried compounds of different materials, torpex being one, but also aluminum oxide or something, and some other ingredients.
Different mixes gave different explosive power, and less weight did not necessarily mean less explosive power. Some compounds also worked better when used with magnetic fuses, below the ship.
Anyway, I just speak from what I remember I read, so don't slap me if I talk out of my ass...
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You're right about the different explosive potentials. Torpex had aluminium powder mixed in, to take advantage of the oxygen produced in the explosion, to add more heat and expansion. Torpex has been quoted as being 50% more powerful than TNT and I haven't seen anyone disagree with this figure, so 100kg of torpex euqates to 150 kg of TNT.