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Different warfare, different bombs.
And British bombs were not any better, mostly same Sprengstoff: Amatol.
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In attacking a submarine, which you are unlikely to hit directly, a thin-cased bomb designed to create maximum blast/overpressure (shrapnel is of less value underwater) and with a hydrostatic fuse is likely to be more effective than a regular bomb.
RN submarines in the Mediterranean were regularly attacking escorted merchant ships by day and night. The Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica diverted a lot of aircraft to convoy protection.