How many depth charges did they carry?

tater · 11-18-08, 11:50 AM

Not many is the short answer, if the DDs in question are in the IJN.

Early in the war 12-18 was not uncommon, and some had none at all. Aside from the almost CL sized Akizukis, they didn't carry more than about 36, ever (fleet DDs).

In RL, many DDs carried no ready DCs because they were a danger under air attack or surface action. When clearing for surface/air action they would sometimes jettison any DCs as well to prevent secondary explosions.

The stock game has 40 DCs PER RACK.

So a ship with 2 racks that might have had 18 DCs in RL, has 80.

Kaibokan carried many more than fleet DDs, some as many as 120 DCs in multiple throwers.

tater

11-18-08, 11:50 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Not many is the short answer, if the DDs in question are in the IJN. Early in the war 12-18 was not uncommon, and some had none at all. Aside from the almost CL sized Akizukis, they didn't carry more than about 36, ever (fleet DDs). In RL, many DDs carried no ready DCs because they were a danger under air attack or surface action. When clearing for surface/air action they would sometimes jettison any DCs as well to prevent secondary explosions. The stock game has 40 DCs PER RACK. So a ship with 2 racks that might have had 18 DCs in RL, has 80. Kaibokan carried many more than fleet DDs, some as many as 120 DCs in multiple throwers. tater Last edited by tater; 11-18-08 at 11:51 AM.