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A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon designed to destroy submarines by detonating in the water near the target and subjecting it to a destructive hydraulic shock. Most depth charges use high explosives with a fuze set to detonate the charge, typically at a specific depth from the surface.
Une grenade anti-sous-marine, grenade sous-marine ou charge de profondeur 1 (en anglais : « depth charge »), est une charge anti-sous-marine destinée à exploser près d'une cible pour la couler. La plupart de ces grenades sont réglées pour se déclencher à une profondeur prédéterminée.
Depth charge, weapon used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. Developed by the British in World War I, it consisted of a canister filled with explosives and was dropped from a ship near a submerged submarine. Later depth charges contained multiple explosives or nuclear warheads.
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Perhaps the simplest of the anti-submarine weapons, the depth charge, is a large canister filled with explosives and set to explode at a predetermined depth. The concussive effects of the explosion could damage a submarine from a distance, though a depth charge explosion had to be very close to break the submarine's hull. Air-dropped ...
The Fairlie was designed to fire depth charges ahead of a ship when attacking a submarine. The principle of firing projectiles forwards, instead of dropping depth charges over the stern, was considered viable, despite the failure of the Fairlie.
20 juil. 2023 · Depth charges revolutionized anti-submarine warfare, fundamentally altering how naval battles were fought and the strategies that were used. Before the invention of depth charges, the primary means of engaging submarines was gunfire or ramming, both of which required the submarine to be surfaced.
The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon, being developed during World War One. Original idea dates back to the "dropping mine" concept of 1911. The Royal Navy Commander in Chief, Sir George Callaghan requested its production in 1914.
