Creusot-Loire ASW mortar
Country of Origin: France
Table of contents
Table of Contents
description
description
The Creusot-Loire four-barrel 305-mm anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mortar launched both depth bombs against submarine targets and demolition charges against shore targets. It was one of the biggest, heaviest and longest-range ASW mortars to have entered service.
The four mortar barrels were grouped together as a single elevating element in a large mount located ahead of the bridge. For reloading, the barrels were depressed below the horizontal, their muzzles connecting with...
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
