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- Holman_Projector abstract "The Holman Projector was an anti-aircraft weapon used by the Royal Navy during World War II, primarily between early 1940 and late 1941. The weapon was proposed and designed by Holmans, a machine tool manufacturer based at Camborne, Cornwall. A number of models were produced during the war years, but all worked on the principle of a pneumatic mortar, using compressed air or high pressure steam to fire an explosive projectile at enemy aircraft.Holmans specialised in producing gas compressors and pneumatic equipment and its owner, Treve Holman, conceived a way that his firm could aid in the war effort beyond the production of tools. Recalling the World War I-era Stokes Mortar and its successor, the Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar, Holman believed that it would be possible to produce a version powered by compressed air. Preliminary tests showed that the idea was feasible, with an early prototype throwing an eighteen-pound steel weight nearly 100 yards (91 m).".
- Holman_Projector origin United_Kingdom.
- Holman_Projector thumbnail Holman_Projector_in_action.jpg?width=300.
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- Holman_Projector wikiPageRevisionID "557036973".
- Holman_Projector caption "A Holman Projector prepared for early trials at Porthtowan. A crude anti-aircraft sight is fitted to the mortar barrel.".
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- Holman_Projector isRanged "YES".
- Holman_Projector name "Holman Projector".
- Holman_Projector type "Grenade Projector".
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Artillery_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Gardner_Denver.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Grenade_launchers.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Military_history_of_Cornwall.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Naval_anti-aircraft_weapons.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:Pneumatic_mortars.
- Holman_Projector subject Category:World_War_II_naval_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom.
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- Holman_Projector type WorldWarIINavalWeaponsOfTheUnitedKingdom.
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- Holman_Projector comment "The Holman Projector was an anti-aircraft weapon used by the Royal Navy during World War II, primarily between early 1940 and late 1941. The weapon was proposed and designed by Holmans, a machine tool manufacturer based at Camborne, Cornwall.".
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- Holman_Projector name "Holman Projector".