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RE: info on squid?
Posted by: Ron C ()
Date: February 11, 2001 04:23PM

Permit me to amplify some of the points raised in this topic.

Anders; The recoil of the hedgehog was reduced by ripple firing. only minor deck reinforcement was required. The single ( 3 barrel ) squid came into service in Castle class corvettes in mid 1943 and the twin ( 6 barrel ) in Loch class in early 1944

Tom and Anders; There was no speed restriction on using squid ( 0 to 18kts ). The main precaution was to avoid a sub which had been blown to the surface. For example,Loch Killin attacked U736 in the Bay and the squid explosion first countermined a \"gnat\" ( T5 ) astern of her and then the sub broke surface with her conning tower alongside the quarter deck so that the captain and some of the crew were able to step aboard dry shod !

Ger; No River class frigates were fitted with squid. Lochs only dropped a single charge on occassions when a \"scarer\" was needed to countermine a T5.

Regards to all, Ron C

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Subject Written By Posted
info on squid? zach 02/09/2001 10:50PM
RE: info on squid? Anders Wingren 02/10/2001 12:01PM
RE: info on squid? Zach 02/10/2001 04:40PM
RE: info on squid? Tom Iwanski 02/10/2001 08:57PM
RE: info on squid? AndersWingren 02/10/2001 10:01PM
RE: info on squid? Ger Wallace 02/10/2001 10:06PM
RE: info on squid? Tom Iwanski 02/10/2001 10:17PM
RE: info on squid? Anders Wingren 02/10/2001 11:12PM
RE: info on squid? Roy Prince 02/11/2001 01:27AM
RE: info on squid? Steve Cooper 02/13/2001 02:54PM
RE: info on squid? Ron C 02/10/2001 11:31PM
RE: info on squid? Antonio Veiga 02/11/2001 03:17PM
RE: info on squid? Ron C 02/12/2001 06:36PM
RE: info on squid? Antonio Veiga 02/12/2001 11:35PM
RE: info on squid? Ron C 02/11/2001 04:23PM
Many thanks Tom Iwanski 02/11/2001 04:28PM
RE: Many thanks Rick Mann 02/12/2001 03:43PM


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