Squid (weapon)
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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
Squid anti-submarine mortar on display at the Devonport Naval Base
Loading a Squid in 1952
Squid bomb markings diagram
HMCS Haida
Limbo (weapon)
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Limbo, or Anti Submarine Mortar Mark 10, was the final development of the forward-throwing anti-submarine weapon Squid, designed during the Second World War and was developed by the Admiralty Underwat
Squid (weapon)
…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. Ordered directly from the drawing board in 1942, under the auspices of the Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development, this weapon was…
A Limbo mortar on HMNZS Taranaki (F148)