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- Squid_(weapon) abstract "Squid was a British World War II ship-mounted anti-submarine weapon. It consisted of a three-barrelled mortar which launched depth charges. It replaced the Hedgehog system, and was in turn replaced by the Limbo system.Literally ordered directly from the drawing board in 1942, under the auspices of the Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development, this weapon was rushed into service in May 1943 onboard HMS Ambuscade. The first production unit was installed on HMS Hadleigh Castle, it went on to be installed on 70 frigates and corvettes during the Second World War. The first successful use was by HMS Loch Killin on 31 July 1944, when she sank U333; the system was credited with sinking 17 submarines in 50 attacks. By 1959, 195 Squid installations had been produced. This weapon was a three-barrel 12-inch (305 mm) mortar with the mortars mounted in series but off-bore from each other in order to scatter the projectiles. The barrels were mounted in a frame that could be rotated through 90 degrees for loading. The projectiles weighed 390 pounds (177 kg) with a 207-pound (94 kg) minol charge. On some vessels, the Squid installations were at the stern – the bombs were fired over the length of the ship and dropping into the sea slightly ahead of it. Sink rate was 43.5 ft/s (13.3 m/s) and a clockwork time fuse was used to determine the detonation depth; all three projectiles had to be set to the same depth; this could be continuously updated right up to the moment of launch to take into account the movements of the target. The maximum depth was 900 feet (270 m).The weapons were automatically fired from the sonar range recorder at the proper moment. The pattern formed a triangle about 40 yards (37 m) on a side at a distance of 275 yards (250 m) ahead of the ship. Most Squid installations utilised two sets of mortars. All six bombs were fired in salvo so they formed opposing triangular spreads. The salvos were set to explode 25 feet (10 m) above and below the target, the resulting pressure wave crushing the hull of the submarine. Postwar trials found Squid was nine times more effective than conventional depth charges.Despite its proven effectiveness, some officers, notably Captain Kenneth Adams, RCN, opposed fitting Squid to escorts because it meant sacrificing guns, which would make ships unsuitable for fleet actions.In April 1977, the Type 61 frigate Salisbury became the last ship to fire Squid in Royal Navy service.".
- Squid_(weapon) thumbnail Squid_Mortar.jpg?width=300.
- Squid_(weapon) wikiPageID "1118544".
- Squid_(weapon) wikiPageRevisionID "549344112".
- Squid_(weapon) barrels "Three".
- Squid_(weapon) caliber "12.0".
- Squid_(weapon) caption "Squid anti-submarine mortar on display at the Devonport Naval Base".
- Squid_(weapon) cartridge "440.0".
- Squid_(weapon) colwidth "60".
- Squid_(weapon) designDate "1942".
- Squid_(weapon) designer Department_of_Miscellaneous_Weapons_Development.
- Squid_(weapon) detonation "Time fuse".
- Squid_(weapon) filling Minol_(explosive).
- Squid_(weapon) fillingWeight "207.0".
- Squid_(weapon) group "Note".
- Squid_(weapon) hasPhotoCollection Squid_(weapon).
- Squid_(weapon) isArtillery "yes".
- Squid_(weapon) isExplosive "yes".
- Squid_(weapon) isRanged "yes".
- Squid_(weapon) isUk "yes".
- Squid_(weapon) name "Squid".
- Squid_(weapon) range "275".
- Squid_(weapon) service "1943".
- Squid_(weapon) type "Anti-submarine Mortar".
- Squid_(weapon) usedBy Royal_Navy.
- Squid_(weapon) weight "10".
- Squid_(weapon) wordnet_type synset-weapon-noun-1.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:305_mm_artillery.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:Anti-submarine_mortars.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:Explosive_weapons.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:Naval_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:World_War_II_mortars.
- Squid_(weapon) subject Category:World_War_II_naval_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Squid_(weapon) type Anti-submarineMortars.
- Squid_(weapon) type Armament102738031.
- Squid_(weapon) type Artifact100021939.
- Squid_(weapon) type Artillery102746365.
- Squid_(weapon) type Cannon102950256.
- Squid_(weapon) type Device103183080.
- Squid_(weapon) type ExplosiveWeapons.
- Squid_(weapon) type High-angleGun103517982.
- Squid_(weapon) type Instrument103574816.
- Squid_(weapon) type Instrumentality103575240.
- Squid_(weapon) type Mortar103786715.
- Squid_(weapon) type NavalWeaponsOfTheUnitedKingdom.
- Squid_(weapon) type Object100002684.
- Squid_(weapon) type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Squid_(weapon) type Weapon104565375.
- Squid_(weapon) type Weaponry104566257.
- Squid_(weapon) type Whole100003553.
- Squid_(weapon) type WorldWarIIMortars.
- Squid_(weapon) type WorldWarIINavalWeaponsOfTheUnitedKingdom.
- Squid_(weapon) type Device.
- Squid_(weapon) type Weapon.
- Squid_(weapon) type Product.
- Squid_(weapon) type PhysicalDevice.
- Squid_(weapon) type Weapon.
- Squid_(weapon) type DesignedArtifact.
- Squid_(weapon) comment "Squid was a British World War II ship-mounted anti-submarine weapon. It consisted of a three-barrelled mortar which launched depth charges. It replaced the Hedgehog system, and was in turn replaced by the Limbo system.Literally ordered directly from the drawing board in 1942, under the auspices of the Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development, this weapon was rushed into service in May 1943 onboard HMS Ambuscade.".
- Squid_(weapon) label "Squid (Waffe)".
- Squid_(weapon) label "Squid (arma)".
- Squid_(weapon) label "Squid (arme)".
- Squid_(weapon) label "Squid (broń)".
- Squid_(weapon) label "Squid (weapon)".
- Squid_(weapon) label "スキッド (兵器)".
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(zbraň).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(Waffe).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(arma).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(arme).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs スキッド_(兵器).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(broń).
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs m.047mm8.
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Q2165498.
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Q2165498.
- Squid_(weapon) sameAs Squid_(weapon).
- Squid_(weapon) wasDerivedFrom Squid_(weapon)?oldid=549344112.
- Squid_(weapon) depiction Squid_Mortar.jpg.
- Squid_(weapon) isPrimaryTopicOf Squid_(weapon).
- Squid_(weapon) name "Squid".