YUGOSLAVIA - 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 Mark III |
1932 |
191 |
TNT - 136 amatol from 1930s - 136 |
2.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
| 200 kg | 1939 | 260 | 200 | 3.0 | 100, later 120 | hydrostatic |
| 100 kg | 1939 | 130 | 100 | 2.2 | 100 | hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII |
1944 |
191 |
TNT - 132 |
3.0 |
90 later 180 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII Heavy |
1944 |
259 |
TNT - 130 minol from 1942 - 130 |
5.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
| Mark 9 | 1958 | 154 | torpex - 91 | 6.9 | 180 later 300 | hydrostatic |
| Mark 14 | 1958 | 154 | torpex - 91 | 7 | 300 | acoustic |
| Mark 16 | 1958 | 197 | torpex - 134 | 9.4 | 760 | magnetic or acoustic |
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 |
|
Mark II Thornycroft ("K"-gun) |
1932 |
0.027 |
90 |
TNT - 136 amatol from 1930s - 132 |
191 |
1 x 241 |
| 100/250 M1928 | 1939 | 0.25 | 100 | 100 | 130 | 1 x 116 |
|
Mark IV |
1944 |
0.061 0.047 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 241 |
| Mk 6 (K-gun) | 1958 | 0.137 | 90 later 300 | TNT - 136 later torpex 91 | 191 | 1 x 241 |
| Mk 10 Hedgehog | 1958 | 0.26 | 180 | torpex - 15.9 | 29.5 | 24 x 178 |
© Ivan Gogin, 2009