Depth Charge

:''This article is about the Beast Wars character "Depth Charge". For the real-life explosive, see depth charge.'' Depth Charge is a character in the Beast Wars: Transformers universe. He was originally a Maximals security agent on Colony Omicron. When Protoform X escaped custody on Omicron, the colony was wiped out - with Depth Charge being the sole survivor. This left Depth Charge with a deep hatred for Protoform X, along with a large amount of resentment towards himself for failing to save Omicron. For some time, Depth Charge chased Protoform X, encountering him and suffering defeat at many locations -including Starbase Rugby. (This is an "in-joke", and refers to an online Transformers store called Rugby's Starbase). Eventually, Depth Charge recaptured Protoform X and requested that X be terminated for his crimes. Instead, Protoform X was taken by the starship Axalon and sentenced to be abandoned in space. Depth Charge was not satisfied with this ruling. He decided to find Protoform X on his own, and finish what had been started. His search lead him through a rift in space, and landed on prehistoric Earth in the middle of the Beast Wars (specifically, just at the start of Season 3 in the Beast Wars TV show). He became a Transmetal in the process, and scanned the beast form of a manta ray. Protoform X (now known as Rampage (Beast Wars)) was indeed on Planet Earth. Depth Charge was shocked to find the crew of the Axalon (who had long since been thought lost) on Earth as well, but did not care about the war they were involved in. He still held a deep resentment of the other Maximals, and chose to operate solo in pursuit of Rampage. Eventually, Depth Charge "officially" joined the Maximal side. He was a great asset to Optimus Primal's team, being the only water-based Maximal. Depth Charge continued his rivalry with Rampage until the bitter end, when both warriors destroyed one another in a final showdown. Depth Charge was voiced by David Sobolov in the American version. Transformers Maximals

Depth charge

:''This article is about depth charges used in real life. For the fictional Transformers character, see Depth Charge.'' The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. The concept of a "dropping mine" was first discussed in 1911, and the idea was developed into practicality when the Royal Navy's Commander in Chief, Sir George Callaghan, requested its production in 1914. The design work was carried out by Herbert Taylor at HMS Vernon Torpedo and Mine School in Portsmouth. The first effective depth charge, the "Type D", developed in 1916, was a 300-pound (140 kg) barrel-like casing containing a high explosive, usually Trinitrotoluene. A "pistol" actuated by water pressure at a pre-selected depth detonated the charge. The "Type D" could be detonated as deep as 300 feet (100 meters). The first delivery mechanism was to simply roll the "barrels" off racks at the stern of the attacking vessel. Later, special depth-charge projectors or "K-guns" were developed, which used an explosive propellant charge to hurl charges about 150 feet (50 meters) to the sides of the attacker. K-guns were often used together with stern racks to create patterns of six to ten charges. The attacking ship needed to be moving above a certain speed or it would be damaged by its own weapons. Conventional delivery of depth charges had other problems too, most of which were solved by the use of ahead-thrown weapons such as the Hedgehog (weapon).Some Royal Navy trawlers used for anti-submarine work during 1917-1918 had a thrower on the forecastle for a single depth charge, but there do not seem to be any records of it being used in action. In 1943, Torpex, an explosive 50% more powerful than TNT, was introduced along with a more streamlined depth charge casing that sank faster. Although the explosions of the standard 600-pound depth charge used in World War II were nerve-wracking to the target, an undamaged U-boat's pressure hull would not rupture unless the charge detonated closer than about five meters. Placing the weapon within this range was entirely a matter of chance and quite unlikely as the target maneuvered evasively during the attack. Most U-boats sunk by depth charges were destroyed by damage accumulated from a long barrage rather than by a single carefully-aimed attack. Many survived hundreds of depth charge detonations over a period of many hours; 678 depth charges were dropped onto Unterseeboot 427 in April, 1945. The U-boat survived. More effective anti-submarine weapons have included the Hedgehog (weapon) forward-throwing charges and the "Fido" Mk.24 acoustic torpedo or the ASROC (which could be armed with a nuclear depth charge). Both the USSR and the United States developed anti-submarine systems using nuclear weapons. Having become unanimous with submarine-related topics, "Depth Charge" has been used as a character name in both G.I. Joe and Beast Wars. ==See also== * depth charge (cocktail) * naval mine ==External links== * [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART17861.html Inventor of the Depth Charge Discovered at "Explosion!"] Anti-submarine weapons Explosive weapons Naval weapons

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