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Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth
Low tech depth charges are hard, but one helpful thing is that flinging depth charges around is very historical - so tossing them in the right direction with a deck-mounted catapult of some sort would be pretty appropriate. (Might be an increased risk of the barrels rupturing when they hit the water if flung rather than dumped, though.)
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You're going to need to use fairly small barrels of gunpowder or mount the catapult on a barge being towed behind the actual ship. A 300 lb barrel of gunpowder (which would have an explosive of half the REF of Rupert's WWI depth charges) would need a full-sized trebuchet. I don't believe you could keep one of those from tangling in the rigging of a sailing ship.