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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''WBG''' (short for Wasserbombe G, litterally "waterbomb G") is a German depth charge with a short fuse that can be found on German and Italian destroyers.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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== General info ==
 
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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The explosive mass is 100kg and the explosive it uses is amatol. For the most part you use splash damage
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The WBG depth charge has an explosive payload of 100 kg Amatol.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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1: When shooting at another ship sometimes you get really close to each other when you don't want to use torpedoes at very close range launch these off to a ship beside or following you
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The few scenarios where you might use this depth charge all involve being very close to the enemy vessel.
  
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2: These are also quite effective at causing major damage to smaller ships if they are quite close. They do not usually outright kill it but usually makes it inoperable. If possible knock out its propeller with these then finish it off with your bigger guns once you get far enough away to shoot it
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=== Pros and cons ===
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3: if a floatplane is trying to capture a point these are very effective at destroying it when landed
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'''Pros:'''
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'''Pros: Very useful in certain situations (listed above)'''
 
  
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* Devastating payload
  
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'''Cons: Almost never used besides a few certain situations'''
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* Impractical weapon, used only in last-resort situations
  
 
== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 22 September 2023

Description

The WBG (short for Wasserbombe G, litterally "waterbomb G") is a German depth charge with a short fuse that can be found on German and Italian destroyers.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Sub-chasers  M-17 · M-802 · Drache
  RN Gabbiano · Folaga
Frigates  K2
Destroyers  Z12 Erich Giese · Z15 Erich Steinbrinck · Z25 · Z43 · T22 · T31

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the depth charge.

Effective damage

The WBG depth charge has an explosive payload of 100 kg Amatol.

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of depth charges that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

The few scenarios where you might use this depth charge all involve being very close to the enemy vessel.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Devastating payload

Cons:

  • Impractical weapon, used only in last-resort situations

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Naval depth charges
USA  Mk.6 · Mk.6 mortar · K-gun Mk.9
Germany  WBD · WBF · WBG
Foreign:  BB-1 (USSR) · Mk.6 (USA) · Type 95 (Japan)
USSR  BB-1 · BM-1 · MBU-600 mortar · RBM mortar
Britain  Limbo mortar · Mk.10 Hedgehog mortar · Mk.VII · Y-gun Mk.VII
Foreign:  Mk.6 mortar (USA)
Japan  Type 3 · Type 95
Foreign:  Mk.6 mortar (USA) · Mk.9 (USA) · Mk.10 Hedgehog (Britain)
Italy  B TG · B TG 100 · BAS · Mk.4
Foreign:  WBG (Germany) · Mk.10 Hedgehog (Britain)
France  Guiraud
Foreign:  Mk.VII (Britain) · Y-gun Mk.VII (Britain)

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