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Hooston · 01-12-23, 06:27 PM

I'm afraid it's a bit variable, there isn't a good answer. However the numbers of depth charges in SH3 is hopelessly OTT. Mind you, the rate at which escorts turn and re-attack and the short time without a contact before they give up is even more silly. I guess it was done for more exciting game play. Not much point changing it without upgrading the escort AI to compensate.

The real life number of charges seemed to vary from ship to ship and year to year. Given that, Wikipedia is as good a source as any. Many British fleet destroyers started out with only around 10 charges total, but various modifications could take this up to 60+ as the war progressed. They paid for this by deleting armament, typically torpedo tubes and Y turret (at the rear). Purpose built escorts might carry somewhere around 100 charges (total).

Towards the end of the war additional charges would sometimes be carried by a merchantman with the convoy - so effectively infinite ammo if the weather was calm!

01-12-23, 06:27 PM	#2
Hooston Soundman Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 143 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	How long is a piece of string? I'm afraid it's a bit variable, there isn't a good answer. However the numbers of depth charges in SH3 is hopelessly OTT. Mind you, the rate at which escorts turn and re-attack and the short time without a contact before they give up is even more silly. I guess it was done for more exciting game play. Not much point changing it without upgrading the escort AI to compensate. The real life number of charges seemed to vary from ship to ship and year to year. Given that, Wikipedia is as good a source as any. Many British fleet destroyers started out with only around 10 charges total, but various modifications could take this up to 60+ as the war progressed. They paid for this by deleting armament, typically torpedo tubes and Y turret (at the rear). Purpose built escorts might carry somewhere around 100 charges (total). Towards the end of the war additional charges would sometimes be carried by a merchantman with the convoy - so effectively infinite ammo if the weather was calm!