| 词条 | Squid (weapon) |
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|name= Squid | image= Squid Mortar.jpg | image_size = 300 |caption= Squid anti-submarine mortar on display at the Devonport Naval Base |origin= United Kingdom |type= Anti-submarine Mortar |is_ranged=yes |is_bladed= |is_explosive=yes |is_artillery=yes |is_vehicle= |is_missile= |is_UK=yes |service= 1943–1977 |used_by=Royal Navy Swedish Navy |wars= |designer= Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development |design_date=1942 |manufacturer= |unit_cost= |production_date= |number= |variants= |spec_label= |weight= 10 tons |length= |part_length= |width= |height= |diameter= |crew= |cartridge= 440 lb (200 kg) |caliber=12 in (305 mm) |barrels=Three |action= |rate= |velocity= |range= 275 yards (250 m) |max_range= |feed= |sights= |breech= |recoil= |carriage= |elevation= |traverse= |filling=Minol |filling_weight=207 lb (94 kg) |detonation=Time fuse |yield= }} 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 on board 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 {{convert|12|in|mm|0|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|390|lb|kg|0}} with a {{convert|207|lb|kg|0|adj=on}} minol charge.[1] 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.[2] Sink rate was 43.5 ft/s (13.3 m/s) and a clockwork time fuze 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.[2] The maximum depth was {{convert|900|ft|m|-1}}. 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 {{convert|25|ft|m|-1}} 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.[3] 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.[4] In April 1977, the Type 61 frigate Salisbury became the last ship to fire Squid in Royal Navy service. Examples of the mortars are on display at the Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport, Hampshire and another at Devonport Naval Base. In addition, the system is fitted to {{HMS|Cavalier|D73}}, which is part of the historic ships collection in the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent. In Swedish service the system soldiered on until 1982 when the Östergötland-class destroyers were decommissioned. Notes1. ^Due to shortages of TNT and RDX (cyclonite) in World War II, the British used a 50/50 mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT (amatol) in naval mines and depth charges. This low grade explosive was later improved by the addition of about 20% aluminium powder, producing minol. 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://hmcshaida.ca/squid.html|title=Squid Mortar|author=|date=|work=|publisher=Friends of HMCS Haida|accessdate=21 March 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217023650/http://www.hmcshaida.ca/squid.html|archivedate=17 February 2012|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^Zimmerman, David. Great Naval Battle of Ottawa (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989), p. 127. 4. ^Zimmerman, pp. 128–129. References
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