Maximum depth charge settings

Hooston · 04-21-24, 04:21 PM

I've had several discussions here over the years about the maximum settings for depth charges and I never could square wartime experience of boats evading hundreds of depth charges when at 200m with reported maximum settings of 1200 feet, or 500 feet, or 300 feet (depending on your source). It also annoys me that I can dodge charges in game by changing depth by 20m.
Well, there's been a couple of videos on "U-tube" recently that have enlightened me considerably and I thought I'd share them.
Seems like while they all started with a maximum of 300 feet the British fairly quickly came up with a 500 feet setting, whilst the US eventually had a 1200 feet setting. However it is mentioned that the British gummed up the fuze with soap to bodge a deeper setting. The fuzes were based on total leakage through a hole rather than true hydrostatic pressure and it is apparent that the depth accuracy was poor. You can see that by the coarse 50/100/150/250/350/500 feet settings available.
So you should be fairly safe at 200m (if a little rattled) unless under attack by very late war US escorts or lucky Brits with soap bars.
Canadian (and British) equipment

US equipment

So what does the game do and can it be adjusted? I seem to remember Fifi thought not.

04-21-24, 04:21 PM	#1
Hooston Soundman Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 145 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Maximum depth charge settings I've had several discussions here over the years about the maximum settings for depth charges and I never could square wartime experience of boats evading hundreds of depth charges when at 200m with reported maximum settings of 1200 feet, or 500 feet, or 300 feet (depending on your source). It also annoys me that I can dodge charges in game by changing depth by 20m. Well, there's been a couple of videos on "U-tube" recently that have enlightened me considerably and I thought I'd share them. Seems like while they all started with a maximum of 300 feet the British fairly quickly came up with a 500 feet setting, whilst the US eventually had a 1200 feet setting. However it is mentioned that the British gummed up the fuze with soap to bodge a deeper setting. The fuzes were based on total leakage through a hole rather than true hydrostatic pressure and it is apparent that the depth accuracy was poor. You can see that by the coarse 50/100/150/250/350/500 feet settings available. So you should be fairly safe at 200m (if a little rattled) unless under attack by very late war US escorts or lucky Brits with soap bars. Canadian (and British) equipment US equipment So what does the game do and can it be adjusted? I seem to remember Fifi thought not.