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Depth Charge Developments in the Royal Navy Tentative steps to counter the threat of submarines had been taken even before 1914, although these involved little more than talk.
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With the depth charge, the intention is to use the incompressibility of water to set off an explosion at depth in the vicinity of the enemy submarine and to create a substantial force to damage or destroy the submarine.
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.
Depth Charge: Royal Naval Mines, Depth Charges & Underwater Weapons, 1914–1945. Chris Henry. Casemate Publishers, Mar 19, 2006 - History - 208 pages. The history of weapons and warfare is...
- Chris Henry
- Casemate Publishers, 2006
- 1783460423, 9781783460427
A second base, established during the Second World War, was known as Vernon M. Depth charges devised at this facility could destroy the submerged enemy or psychologically impact submarine crews forcing the vessel to surface and face destruction by conventional gunfire. Henry focuses his character-driven chronicle on the inventive genius of ...
- Louis Norton
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.
The depth charge was the basic antisubmarine weapon of the Second World War. It was a large (200 lb/90 kg or more) explosive charge with a fuse that could be set to explode the charge at the estimated depth of the submarine.
