France - Naval aviation and armament
FRANCE - ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS
depth charges
|
Type |
Year |
Mass, kg |
Type and mass of explosive, kg |
Sinking speed, m/s |
Maximal depth setting, m |
type of piston |
| Guiraud 40 kg | 1915 | 40 | 35 | mechanical | ||
| Guiraud 70 kg | 1915 | 70 | 35 | mechanical | ||
| Mark 2 | 1917 | 191 | TNT - 136 | 1.8 | 60 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 3 | 1917 | 191 | TNT - 136 | 1.8 | 90 | hydrostatic |
| 200 kg | 1930s | 260 | 200 | 3.0 | 100, later 120 | hydrostatic |
| 100 kg | 1930s | 130 | 100 | 2.2 | 100 | hydrostatic |
| 35 kg | 1930s | 52 | 35 | 2.2 | 100 | hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII |
1940 |
191 |
TNT - 132 |
3.0 |
90 later 180 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII Heavy |
1940 |
259 |
TNT - 130 minol from 1942 - 130 |
5.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
| Mark 6 | 1943 | 191 | TNT - 136 | 2.4 later 3.7 | 90 later 180 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 7 | 1943 | 338 | TNT - 272 | 1.8 later 4 | 90 later 180 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 8 | 1943 | 238 | TNT - 122 | 3.5 | 150 | magnetic |
| Mark 9 | 1943 | 154 | torpex - 91 | 6.9 | 180 later 300 | hydrostatic |
DC racks
|
Type |
Year |
Number of DCs |
Type of DCs |
| Mk 1 mod. 0 | 1918 | 8 or 13 | Mk 2, 3 |
| --- | 1930s | 12 | 200 kg |
DC throwers
|
Type |
Year |
Fire range, km |
Fire depth, m |
Explosive type and mass, kg |
DC mass, kg |
Number and caliber of bores, mm |
|
Thornycroft 24cm ("K"-gun) |
1917 |
0.06 |
90 |
TNT - 136 amatol from 1930s - 132 |
191 |
1 x 241 |
| Mk 1 (Y-gun) | 1917 | 0.027 | 90 | TNT - 136 | 191 | 2 x 241 |
| Mk 2 | 1918 | 0.027 | 90 | TNT - 136 | 191 | 1 x 152 |
| Mk 5 (Y-gun) | 1918 | 0.027 | 90 | TNT - 136 | 191 | 2 x 241 |
| 100/250 M1928 | 1930 | 0.25 | 100 | 100 | 130 | 1 x 116 |
|
Mark IV |
1941 |
0.061 0.047 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 241 |
|
Mark V |
1944 |
0.071 0.057 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 152 |
|
Mark 6 ("K"-gun) |
1941 |
0.062 0.050 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x |
|
Hedgehog |
1943 |
0.18 |
180 |
torpex - 15.9 |
29.5 |
24 x 180 |
© Ivan Gogin, 2009