DC's at different depths.

vanjast · 04-28-09, 04:15 PM

Does anybody have any technical info on the shockwave effects of a Depth Charge exploding at different depths.

My logical thinking (which might be wrong) is that the deeper a DC explodes the more the shockwave is contained by the pressure, therefore it's not that effective.

Going to the extreme, say a DC ended up down the mid-atlantic trench. So much pressure would prevent it from exploding, and more likely implode.

The other side of this is that the subs pressure hull is under more pressure at depth, and requires less shockwave pressure to break it. BUT the DC range would also have to be reduced to be effective.

04-28-09, 04:15 PM	#1
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	DC's at different depths. Does anybody have any technical info on the shockwave effects of a Depth Charge exploding at different depths. My logical thinking (which might be wrong) is that the deeper a DC explodes the more the shockwave is contained by the pressure, therefore it's not that effective. Going to the extreme, say a DC ended up down the mid-atlantic trench. So much pressure would prevent it from exploding, and more likely implode. The other side of this is that the subs pressure hull is under more pressure at depth, and requires less shockwave pressure to break it. BUT the DC range would also have to be reduced to be effective.