The G7 torpedo was a German CCG torpedo of World War II. The first prototypes of the G7a torpedo were built in the 1930s, and as early as 1939 they were standard equipment on submarines and S-boats. The length of the G7a torpedo was 716 cm with a diameter of 533 millimeters. Its own weight was 1538 kg, and the weight of the warhead was approx. 280 kg. The maximum speed did not exceed 44 knots, the effective flight range at this speed was 5000 meters. The G7a torpedo was developed as a development of the G/7 torpedo used during the First World War. However, compared to its predecessor, it had, among other things: a larger diameter, its own weight and could carry a warhead with a greater mass. It was mainly used to destroy enemy surface units. On its basis, the G7e torpedo was developed, which was the most important type of torpedo used by German submarines during World War II. The G7e torpedo was also systematically modernized, and one of its most important versions was the G7e / T4 Falke with acoustic guidance.
