The Hector Depth charge

MobyGrape · 07-30-06, 02:12 PM

Just finished reading, Convoy, By Martin Middlebrook, a great read

He mentioned in book,
The Germans, however, would not get away totally unscathed. Beverley, having narrowly escaped destruction from torpedoes fired by U-616--her erratic, zig-zag course and high speed saving her--gave U-228 a severe depth charging which caused a small leak in the U-boat’s hull. The destroyer’s ASDIC then picked up another contact: U-530, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Kurt Lange--at 39 believed to be the “second oldest captain in the U-boat fleet”--and hunted her for over two hours, subjecting her to a depth charge barrage that knocked out lighting and caused leaks in the boat's pressure hull. Fortunately for the submarine, the sole Mark X depth charge--a one-ton torpedo-like affair nicknamed "Little Hector" that almost certainly would have given the coup de grace to the already wounded undersea raider--malfunctioned, the firing mechanism failing. Beverley subsequently lost contact with U-530--which then escaped--and depth-charged U-600 soon thereafter, but did not score a "kill."

bigboywooly · 07-30-06, 02:15 PM

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

MobyGrape · 07-30-06, 03:36 PM

BTW the Beverely was a Brit dd..

1943

bigboywooly · 07-30-06, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MobyGrape

BTW the Beverely was a Brit dd..

1943

Sounds like a good book
Wonder if those DC are modelled in the game :hmm:

Nah - phew lol

07-31-06, 08:27 PM

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

One of the things I remember reading was that the main effect of the massive warhead was to increase the kill/crush radius from 25 feet to 30 feet.

For all the effort it really wasn't much better.

07-30-06, 02:12 PM	#1
MobyGrape Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mid Pacific Posts: 292 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Hector Depth charge Just finished reading, Convoy, By Martin Middlebrook, a great read He mentioned in book, The Germans, however, would not get away totally unscathed. Beverley, having narrowly escaped destruction from torpedoes fired by U-616--her erratic, zig-zag course and high speed saving her--gave U-228 a severe depth charging which caused a small leak in the U-boat’s hull. The destroyer’s ASDIC then picked up another contact: U-530, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Kurt Lange--at 39 believed to be the “second oldest captain in the U-boat fleet”--and hunted her for over two hours, subjecting her to a depth charge barrage that knocked out lighting and caused leaks in the boat's pressure hull. Fortunately for the submarine, the sole Mark X depth charge--a one-ton torpedo-like affair nicknamed "Little Hector" that almost certainly would have given the coup de grace to the already wounded undersea raider--malfunctioned, the firing mechanism failing. Beverley subsequently lost contact with U-530--which then escaped--and depth-charged U-600 soon thereafter, but did not score a "kill."

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

07-30-06, 03:36 PM	#3
MobyGrape Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mid Pacific Posts: 292 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	BTW the Beverely was a Brit dd.. 1943

07-31-06, 08:27 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMBR_ASW.htm One of the things I remember reading was that the main effect of the massive warhead was to increase the kill/crush radius from 25 feet to 30 feet. For all the effort it really wasn't much better.