Japan - naval aviation and armaments
JAPAN - 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 |
| 88-shiki | 1930 | picric acid - 100 | 45 | hydrostatic | ||
| 91-shiki 1-gata | 1935 | 88-shiki - 100 | 50 | hydrostatic | ||
| 95-shiki | 1940 | 88-shiki - 100 | 60 | time-fused | ||
| 95-shiki A1-gata | 1941 | 97-shiki or 98-shiki - 147 | 90 | time-fused | ||
| 95-shiki B-gata | 1942 | 1-shiki - 110 | 90 | time-fused | ||
| 2-shiki | 1943 | 88-shiki - 105 | 145 | time-fused | ||
| 2-shiki A-gata | 1944 | 97-shiki or 98-shiki - 162 | 145 | time-fused | ||
| 2-shiki B-gata | 1945 | 1-shiki or 4-shiki - 110 | 145 | time-fused | ||
| Mark 7 | 1953 | 338 | TNT - 272 | 1.8 later 4 | 90 later 180 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 9 | 1953 | 154 | torpex - 91 | 6.9 | 180 later 300 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 14 | 1953 | 154 | torpex - 91 | 7 | 300 | acoustic |
| Mark 16 | 1953 | 197 | torpex - 134 | 9.4 | 760 | magnetic or acoustic |
DC racks
|
Type |
Year |
Number of DCs |
Type of DCs |
| MK 3 | 1953 | 8 | Mk 6 |
| Mk 4 | 1953 | 4 | Mk 6 |
| Mk 5 | 1953 | 7 | Mk 6 |
| Mk 6 | 1953 | 5 | Mk 6 |
DC throwers
|
Type |
Year |
Fire range, km |
Fire depth, m |
Explosive type and mass, kg |
DC mass, kg |
Number and caliber of bores, mm |
| Mk 1-type (Y-gun) | 1928 | 0.027 | 90 | TNT - 136 | 191 | 2 x 241 |
| Mk 2-type (K-gun) | 1934 | 0.027 | 90 | TNT - 136 | 191 | 1 x 152 |
| 15 cm A/S mortar | 1943 | 4.1 | 27.0 | 1 x 152 | ||
| 8 cm A/S mortar | 1943 | 1 x 81 | ||||
| Mk 10 Hedgehog | 1953 | 0.26 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 24 x 178 |
| Mk 11 Hedgehog | 1953 | 0.24 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 24 x 178 |
| Mk 15 Hedgehog | 1953 | 0.24 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 24 x 178 |
© Ivan Gogin, 2008