The weapon I want on my sub.

Darksun · 09-17-08, 04:59 PM

So I am curious about why U-Boats didn't have stronger counter measures against depth charge dropping boats.

Everytime I hear a DD reving up to drop depth charges I wished I had some float charges. I just want some explosives I can release to near the surface with magnetic triggers. Basically just the torpedo warhead attached to a float. Release two to four of them in the path of a DD on it's way to drop charges on me.

Based on the weapons and technology the Uboats used it seems like a pretty viable weapon system. The would be a lot smaller than torpedos and could cripple or sink an escort. They would be especially deadly at night when the DD crew wouldn't see them. The Uboat could then get away.

It just seems so "obvious" to me that a uboat could really use something with a little more punch than just "run silent, run deep". Once they got you with ASDIC, you are in terrible trouble. Shooting a stern shot "down the throat" is OK, but you have to work pretty hard to get a solution. Something like the decoy launcher could launch a float strait up with little trouble. Heck, replace my deck gun with a surface charge launcher after about 1942.

-D

09-17-08, 04:59 PM	#1
Darksun Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 49 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The weapon I want on my sub. So I am curious about why U-Boats didn't have stronger counter measures against depth charge dropping boats. Everytime I hear a DD reving up to drop depth charges I wished I had some float charges. I just want some explosives I can release to near the surface with magnetic triggers. Basically just the torpedo warhead attached to a float. Release two to four of them in the path of a DD on it's way to drop charges on me. Based on the weapons and technology the Uboats used it seems like a pretty viable weapon system. The would be a lot smaller than torpedos and could cripple or sink an escort. They would be especially deadly at night when the DD crew wouldn't see them. The Uboat could then get away. It just seems so "obvious" to me that a uboat could really use something with a little more punch than just "run silent, run deep". Once they got you with ASDIC, you are in terrible trouble. Shooting a stern shot "down the throat" is OK, but you have to work pretty hard to get a solution. Something like the decoy launcher could launch a float strait up with little trouble. Heck, replace my deck gun with a surface charge launcher after about 1942. -D __________________ "[A submarine's] seaworthyness is unlimited and is, in this respect, in a stronger position than surface ships..." - U-Boat Commander's Handbook.