depth-charging
Underwater explosive attack
Depth-charging is the act of attacking with depth charges—explosive devices designed to detonate underwater at preset depths, used primarily against submarines.
The term appears in military contexts: The destroyer spent hours depth-charging the area where the U-boat was spotted.
Figuratively, it can describe any intensive, searching attack on a hidden target.
Undersea warship from Germany
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- escortOne who accompanies another
Royal Navy · Battle of the Atlantic · corvette · hedgehog · merchant ship · hunter-killer · Das Boot
Underwater detection by echoes
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- escortOne who accompanies another
- corvetteLight, fast warship
hedgehog · contact · ping · hunter-killer · frigate · sonobuoy · MAD · attack run
Headfirst water entry
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- hullOuter covering or frame
- pressureForce upon contact
- silent runningMoving undetected, soundlessly
evasion · crash dive · watertight doors · damage control · flooding · creaking · waiting · survival
Preventing hostile expansion
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- psychological warfareNon-violent enemy demoralization tactics
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
harassment · flushing out · pressure tactics · cat and mouse · pursuit · hunting · evasion · countermeasure
U-boat
Undersea warship from Germany
escort · Royal Navy · Battle of the Atlantic · corvette · hedgehog · merchant ship · hunter-killer · Das Boot
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- escortOne who accompanies another
corvette · hedgehog · contact · ping · hunter-killer · frigate · sonobuoy · MAD · attack run
dive
Headfirst water entry
silent running · evasion · crash dive · watertight doors · damage control · flooding · creaking · waiting · survival · crew
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- psychological warfareNon-violent enemy demoralization tactics
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
suppression · harassment · flushing out · pressure tactics · cat and mouse · pursuit · hunting · evasion · countermeasure
depth-chargingtorpedoing
Attacking with underwater missiles
strafing · anti-aircraft fire · torpedo attack · submarine attack · naval gunfire
depth-chargingevading
Skillfully keeping away from
fleeing · taking cover · crash diving · diving · submerging
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