View Single Post
Old 07-30-06, 02:15 PM   #2
bigboywooly
Rear Admiral
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Swindon, England
Posts: 10,151
Downloads: 35
Uploads: 0
Default

The British chose the opposite path, equipping their DEs (actually Captain-class frigates) with two 3,000 pound Mark X depth charges in December 1944. The unique Mk X depth charges contained 2,000 pounds of explosive and were intended to combat the newest deep-diving German submarines.

http://www.de220.com/Armament/Depth%...pthCharges.htm

Dont fancy meeting one of them on my travels
__________________


My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41
bigboywooly is offline   Reply With Quote