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Originally Posted by mookiemookie
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Originally Posted by Steppenwolf
Each Depth charge weapon on board (each K-gun, each rack etc.) has 40 ammo, so depending on what types of escorts they are and how many of them, you may be able to take a wild guess.
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Historically that may have been 40 per rack, GWX bumps this number up I believe. So you can plan on each escort having roughly 150 - 200 charges at their disposal. |
That is NOT correct. Both stock and GWX use 40 ammo per rack, k-gun etc.
Now if the boat in question has 2 depth charge racks and 2 k-guns (not an uncommon arrangement) that would give it about the 160 you mention, so you're not too far off, but its strictly based on how many racks, k or y guns are on board.
As a general note. The number of weapons on board a particular class usually changes several times during the course of the war. Most boats get additional installations as the war progresses, so by late war, most boats will have more ordnance to throw at you.