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Old 09-15-15, 10:49 PM   #353
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Airborne anti-submarine bombs used by the Japanese generally used a 3-second-delay fuse. The effective underwater range was given as 10 meters, which makes it about as powerful as an extra-large depth charge, and no good at much more than periscope depth.

Naval Weapons of World War II, by John Campbell
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