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development of depth charges
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The Royal Navy’s Hedgehog depth charge of World War II consisted of a salvo of 24 small high-explosive bombs that could be launched to a distance of 250 yards (228 metres) and which exploded on contact as they sank through the water. Other, more conventional depth charges weighing…
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