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07-19-17, 07:43 AM | #1 | ||
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Depth charge Mk9 on the left, MK9 Mod2 on the right Quote:
Detonation depths depended on detonators/fuzes fitted, and they can't be associated with any particular depth charge mark/mod, as they were interchangeable and new detonators were often retrofitted to older depth charge models. Information available on the web is often misleading on this point, but the US manuals that I pointed you to are quite clear on this respect. Sure it isn't, quite the opposite. Depth charge's evolution, together with the improvement of detection technologies, was one of the key factors of WWII ASW. At the beginning of the war, DCs were more a deterrent than an actual threat, but by mid-late war, they had turned into deadly weapons. Unfortunately devs oversimplified these factors. Any mod addressing them, is of high interest |
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No, I mean the second modification of the Mk7, which I refer as Mod2.
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I also haven't knew the information about the fuzes before... Last edited by padi; 07-19-17 at 08:07 AM. Reason: Quoting which is not possible on the mobile site. |
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07-19-17, 09:21 AM | #4 | |
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Anyway, I think the official designation for the DC mod you are talking about was MKVII-Heavy, and yes, its lead weight protruding from the cylindrical casing, it brong some external differences compared to the 'regular' MkVII: British depth charge MkVII (left) and MkVII-Heavy (right) I am a bit busy now, but I will point you to the right information ASAP. Somewhere on my HD, I should have an Excel chart created by me, resuming all the characteristics of the main US/British depth charges and all the possible combinations of DC's, fuzes and detonators |
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07-19-17, 09:28 AM | #5 | |
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As written here http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMUS_ASW.php the Mark 7 had at least two modification intervals and because of that I named the second modification interval Mod 2, even if this name is not written, but what should you name it else? |
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07-19-17, 10:30 AM | #6 | ||
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Let me know if you find any extra information. In the meanwhile we can only assume that, unlike the British Mk VII-Heavy, the US depth charge with the same number had the lead weight fitted internally, and that the heavy version of it had the same external appearance as its standard-weight mods. The lead weight being internal, seems to be confirmed by the fact that the explosive charge had to be reduced in order to make space for the extra weight, as reported by navweaps. |
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07-19-17, 10:44 AM | #7 |
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For reference, this is how my version of the US Mk DC looks (more specifically a British-made version of it, as you can see from the markings):
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07-19-17, 10:52 AM | #8 | |
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I can't wait to have that models implemented! After the conversation I think that I will also implement the Mk 9 Mod 1 but for first with estimated ratings, but they are changed later. The Mk 7 Mod 2 will also stay in the mod, because I think that it is implemented completely... |
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