Depth Charge Projector. The MK6 depth charge projector was developed to widen the the area covered by the attack by increasing the number of depth charges that
depth charge, also called depth bomb, a type of weapon that is used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. The first depth charges
The depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon intended to destroy or Depth charges could be dropped by either surface ships, patrol planes,
In the campaign against submarines the depth charge has been found the most satisfactory weapon against a submarine after it is submerged. A destroyer or other
Replacing the Y-Gun in 1941 for launching of depth charges (also known as "ash cans"), the K-Gun (Mark 6, 7, and 9) laid better patterns in that the guns
Caption: Y-Gun Depth Charge Thrower With depth charges in place, on board U.S. Navy Submarine Chaser 267 (SC-267), at a First Naval District (northeastern New
