Depth Charge

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	Last updated for version 0.19.14.0 Last mentioned in changelog 1.1.18.0 The current game version is 1.4.5.0

Depth Charge Tube
Deploys a depth charge or decoy.
Technical Identifier depthchargetube Categories Machine, Weapons Tags depthchargelauncher

Depth Charge Loader
Feeds depth charges and decoys into a linked depth charge tube.
Statistics*
Item Slots	1 Depth Charge slot
Technical Identifier depthchargeloader Categories Machine, Weapons Tags depthchargeammosource

The Depth Charge is a submarine-mounted weapon. It can be used to lure enemies towards itself and deal damage upon impact. It is composed of the Depth Charge Tube, the Depth Charge Loader and a trigger, using depth charges as ammunition. When triggered, a loaded depth charge is deployed out of the tube to slowly sink. Upon impact, the depth charge will activate its payload.

Function and Usage

Depth charges are typically triggered via a Button or Navigation Terminal. When triggered, the tube deploys a depth charge shell from a loaded Depth Charge Loader. Unlike other submarine weapons, the Depth Charge uniquely requires no power.

Depth charges slowly sink downwards, and will activate their payload upon impact with the sea floor or monster or a submarine.

• Regular depth charges are typically only useful for bombing wrecks, since they are extremely difficult to land on anything else.

Decoy depth charges are very loud noise-makers and will draw Creatures attention toward itself.

• Decoys will play the sonar beacon sound for 30 seconds, which fades out after 50 seconds (needs testing.)

Damage Values

Depth Charge Shells are hollow and can be filled with an item. The payload will be activated on impact. Explosives in particular can be loaded in shells to greatly increase damage potential. While throwable grenades work, 40mm grenades do not.

They can also be collected after use for reuse.

Item	Attack Damage	Structure Damage	Stick to Entities?	Price	Source
Depth Charge Shell	Blunt Force Trauma : 10	2	No	27-42 Marks	Iron (x2)
Depth Decoy Shell	Blunt Force Trauma : 10	2	No	225-350 Marks	Depth Charge Shell Sonar Beacon
Nuclear Depth Charge	Blunt Force Trauma : 10	2	No	405-608 Marks	Depth Charge Shell Uranium IC-4 Block
Nuclear Depth Decoy	Blunt Force Trauma : 10	2	No	531-797 Marks	Nuclear Depth Charge Sonar Beacon

Both Nuclear Depth Charge variants additionally explode on impact:

Item	Afflictions on Hit	Structure Damage	Kinetic Force	Explosion Radius (m)
Nuclear Explosion	Deep Tissue Injury : 2000 Burn : 1000 Radiation Sickness : 100 Bleeding : 500 * 5% probability Stun : 30	600	50	15.0

Submarines

A list of submarines with this weapon.

• Azimuth
• Barsuk
• Berilia
• Herja
• Kastrull
• Orca
• Orca2
• Remora
• Typhon

See Also

• Electrical Discharge Coil
• Railgun
• Coilgun