Fairlie Mortar
The Fairlie Mortar was an unsuccessful British anti-submarine mortar design of early World War II. It projected multiple small anti-submarine bombs simultaneously, 10 from each side of the ship's forecastle, each containing 20 pounds of explosive,[1] but "Hedgehog" projecting 24 small bombs from a single platform eventually became the predominant British weapon in the war.
References
- ↑ Lavery
Bibliography
- David Brown, "Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War II". Seaforth Publishing, 2007
- Norman Friedman, "British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War & After". Seaforth Publishing, 2012
- Chris Henry, "Depth Charge!: Mines, Depth Charges and Underwater Weapons, 1914-1945", Casemate Publishers, 2005
- Brian Lavery, "Shield of Empire", Birlinn, 2012
External links
- Tony DiGiulian. "Britain ASW Weapons". navweaps.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairlie Mortar. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, October 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.