The Royal Navy's Hedgehog depth charge of World War II consisted of a salvo of 24 small high-explosive bombs that could be launched to a distance of 250 yards (
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a Depth charges can be dropped by ships, patrol aircraft, and helicopters.
Naval warfare 1914-1916. When WWI started, in August 1914, the German Navy had 28 U-boats. Their capacity was limited. By February next year, they had lost
The MK10 hedgehog was developed by the British to overcome the primary deficiencies of the depth charge attack. WWII sonar only scanned ahead of the ship
80-G-40330: Battle of the Atlantic: Weapons: K-Gun. A depth charge is fired from a “K” gun by a U.S. Navy boat patrolling the coast, between February 1942 and
