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desirableroasted · 10-01-10, 03:48 PM

In real life, there would be no explosion to view. I mean, there's no fire and flame or anything.

What do you expect to see?

Sorry, that sounds snarky. There's a good article on the physics of depth charges here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_charge

What kills you is the sudden and rapid changes in pressure in the water around you. This is exactly, by the way, why a magnetic torpedo, exploding under a hull, is far more effective than an impact shot.

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desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	In real life, there would be no explosion to view. I mean, there's no fire and flame or anything. What do you expect to see? Sorry, that sounds snarky. There's a good article on the physics of depth charges here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_charge What kills you is the sudden and rapid changes in pressure in the water around you. This is exactly, by the way, why a magnetic torpedo, exploding under a hull, is far more effective than an impact shot. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun." Last edited by desirableroasted; 10-01-10 at 05:15 PM.