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MonTana_Prussian

04-13-09 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Peto (Post 1083578)

Roger that!

I'm not positive on the Kaikobans having ahead thrown weapons--I don't think they did. But they did have K-guns all over the deck and carried 120 dc's or more... Slow little guys though. That's one of the reasons US skippers preferred the surface attack late in the war. They knew they could out-run many of the escorts...

I beleive some Japanese escorts had 'Depth Charge Throwers',at leat according to CombinedFleet.com.

Peto	04-14-09 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MonTana_Prussian (Post 1083580)

I beleive some Japanese escorts had 'Depth Charge Throwers',at leat according to CombinedFleet.com.

I'll check that out. Sometimes though K-guns are called depth charge throwers as that's what they did. K-guns threw them out to the sides though. But you've given me something to look up and an opportunity to learn something I didn't know! :up:

Torplexed

04-14-09 12:01 AM

This is the item I was thinking of...from navweaps.com

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A 15 cm (5.9") ASW mortar was developed for transports and merchant ships. This was in a cradle mounting allowing 360 degree traverse and had recoil and runout cylinders. The projectile weighed about 60 lbs. (27 kg) and could range out to a maximum of 4,500 yards (4,100 m).
The Navy 81 mm mortar was also carried by many escorts, firing standard projectiles.
Finally, a 15 cm (5.9") rocket propelled DC with a range of 3,280 yards (3,000 meters) was developed in April 1945 but this saw no active service.

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMJAP_ASW.htm

Couldn't have been too effective. You don't hear much about them.

MonTana_Prussian

04-14-09 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed (Post 1083585)

This is the item I was thinking of...from navweaps.com

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMJAP_ASW.htm

Couldn't have been too effective. You don't hear much about them.

True,I have never heard much about these sort of weapons in the IJN inventory. it all comes back to the Japanese Military mindset,defensive measures were deemed less than 'Samurai' to them,and took a poor second place to offensive weapons/tactics.

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