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RE: ASW weapons
Posted by: RJR ()
Date: January 12, 2001 10:01AM

The 650 lb. aerial depth charge used by the USN was said to have a lethal radius of 29,5 ft. I\'m not sure about the the 250 lb. (RAF) or 325 lb. (USN) charges, probably no more than 20-25 ft. I understand that Torpex increased the lethal radius by up to 50%. Retro-bombs, such as those used by VP-63 in the Straits of Gibraltar had small warheads, but those exploded on contact and were quite effective.

Ragnar

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ASW weapons Tom Iwanski 01/08/2001 03:17PM
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RE: ASW weapons RJR 01/12/2001 10:01AM
Thanks Tom Iwanski 01/14/2001 04:58PM


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