Norway - naval aviation and armaments
NORWAY - 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 |
| type D Mk III | 1930s | 191 | TNT - 136 | 2.1 | 90 | hydrostatic |
|
Mk 3 |
1940 |
191 |
TNT - 136 |
1.8 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mk 4 |
1940 |
338 |
TNT - 272 |
1.8 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mk VII |
1940 |
191 |
TNT - 132 |
3.0 |
180 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mk VII Heavy |
1940 |
259 |
TNT - 130 since 1942: minol - 130 |
5.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
DC racks
|
Type |
Year |
Number of DCs |
Type of DCs |
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 II Thornycroft |
1930s |
0.027 |
90 |
TNT - 136 |
191 |
1 x 241 |
|
Mk 6 |
1940 |
0.062 0.050 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 152 |
|
Hedgehog |
1942 |
0.18 |
180 |
torpex - 15.9 |
29.5 |
24 x 178 |
| Mk 20 Mousetrap | 1943 | 0.26 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 4 x 178 |
| Mk 10 Hedgehog | 1943 | 0.26 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 24 x 178 |
|
Mk IV |
1943 |
0.061 0.047 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 241 |
|
Mk V |
1944 |
0.071 0.057 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 152 |
| Squid | 1944 | 0.25 | 270 | minol - 94 | 177 | 3 x 305 |
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