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The sheer volume of ordnance deployed in the Battle of the Atlantic is staggering: 200-300 lbs explosive for each depth charge, ~600 lbs of explosive for each German torpedo. Did either side ever struggle to produce enough explosives?

by /u/Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink in /r/AskHistorians

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