Naval weapons of World War Two / John Campbell.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Campbell, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons systems--History--20th century.

Weapons systems.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

Sea control.

History.

Physical Description:

403 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Naval weapons of World War II.

Naval weapons of World War 2.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1985]

Summary:

There is no shortage of reference on the warships that fought the Second World War, but the weapons they carried have been largely ignored, except in the most basic particulars. This situation is entirely rectified by this extensive volume, which is completely encyclopaedic in scope and largely based on original research. Divided by country (including minor powers not directly involved in the war), the book covers all the major weaponry of the period. Weapons of earlier vintage which were employed during the war, and those in experimental, trials or development stages in 1945, are also outlined.

Contents:

Great Britain

Naval Guns 2

Identification 2

Gun Design 2

Gun Mountings 4

Propellants 5

Projectiles 6

Development of Fire-Control 8

Low-Angle Control 8

High-Angle Control 15

Close-Range Ha Control 20

Heavy Calibre Guns (16in-13.5in) 21

Medium Calibre

Breech-Loading Guns (9.2in-4.7in) 31

Light Calibre

Breech-Loading Guns (4in) 41

Quick-Firing Guns (6in-4.5in) 44

Quick-Firing Guns (4in-3pdr) 56

Automatic Guns (40mm-0.30in) 67

Torpedoes 80

Pre-War Torpedoes Still in Service 84

Torpedoes Manufactured 1939-1945 84

Anti-Submarine Weapons 88

Surface Ship Weapons - Depth Charges 89

Ahead Throwing Weapons 91

Airborne Weapons 94

Mines 94

Contact Mines 95

Snagline Mines 96

Moored Magnetic Mines 96

Moored Acoustic Mines 97

Moored Antenna Mines 97

Airborne Moored Mines 97

Submarine TT-Laid Mines 97

Airborne Ground Mines 97

Airborne Drifting Mines 98

'R' Mines for Rivers 98

Ship-Laid Ground Mines 98

Controlled Mines 99

Charges for X-Craft, Chariots and Welman Craft 99

Bombs, Rockets and Missiles 99

Bombs 99

AA Rockets 100

Airborne and Shore Bombardment Rockets 101

Guided Missiles 101

United States of America

Naval Guns 103

Propellants 104

Projectiles 105

Fire-Control 106

Heavy Calibre Guns (18in-12in) 113

Medium Calibre Guns (8in-5in) 127

Light Calibre Guns (4in-3pdr) 143

Automatic Guns (40mm-0.30in) 147

US Naval Guns

Supplied to Britain (5in-40mm) 154

Torpedoes 156

Obsolescent Torpedoes Still in Use 157

Wet-Heater Torpedoes for Destroyers 158

Wet-Heater Torpedoes for Submarines 158

Airborne Wet-Heater Torpedoes 159

Electric Non-Homing Torpedoes for Submarines 160

Hydrogen Peroxide Torpedoes 161

Homing Torpedoes for Surface Ships and Submarines 161

Airborne Homing Torpedoes 162

Anti-Submarine Weapons 162

Depth Charges 163

Airborne Anti-Submarine Bombs and Depth Charges 165

Ahead-Throwing Weapons 166

Mines 167

Moored Mines 167

Ground Mines 167

Mobile Ground Mines 168

Drifting Mines 168

Controlled Mines 168

Bombs, Rockets and Guided Missiles 169

Airborne Rockets 169

Shore Bombardment Rockets 170

Guided Missiles 171

Attack Drones 172

Bombs

AP Bombs 172

Sap, Gp and Light Case Bombs 172

Japan

Naval Guns 173

Identification 173

Design of Guns and Mountings 174

Close-Range AA Armament 174

Propellants 174

Projectiles 175

Surface Fire-Control 176

Anti-Aircraft Fire-Control 178

Heavy Calibre Guns (51cm-30cm) 179

Medium Calibre Guns (25cm-12cm) 185

Light Calibre Guns (10cm-5cm) 196

Close-Range AA Guns (40mm-7.7mm) 200

Torpedoes 202

Ship, Submarine and MTB Torpedoes 204

Airborne Torpedoes 209

Manned Suicide Torpedoes 211

Anti-Submarine Weapons 212

Depth Charges 212

Anti-Submarine Bombs 213

Mines 213

Mines in Service 213

Mines Under Manufacture, Not in Regular Service 214

Experimental Mines 215

Charges for Suicide Craft 215

Bombs, Rockets and Guided Missiles 215

Bombs 215

Rockets 216

Guided Missiles 217

Germany

Naval Guns 219

Identification 219

Gun Design 219

Gun Mountings 220

Close-Range AA Armament 221

Propellants 221

Projectiles 221

Performance 222

Experimental Design 222

La Fire-Control 222

Ha Fire-Control 226

Heavy Calibre Guns (53cm-28cm) 228

Heavy Coast-Defence Guns (30.5cm-24cm) 233

Medium Calibre Guns (20.3cm-12.7cm) 235

Light Calibre Guns (10.5cm-5cm) 246

Automatic Guns (5.5cm-7.92mm) 252

Torpedoes 260

Non-Homing Ship, Submarine and Mtb Torpedoes 262

Homing Torpedoes 264

Airborne Torpedoes 266

Airborne Electric Torpedoes 266

Experimental Hydrogen Peroxide Torpedoes 267

Experimental Kreislauf Cycle Torpedoes 268

Anti-Submarine Weapons 268

Mines 269

EM Series 270

FM Series 270

UM Series 271

KM Series 271

OM Series 271

RM Series 272

SM Series 272

TM Series 272

MT Series 273

LM Series 273

BM Series 275

Charges for Explosive Motor Boats 275

Bombs, Rockets and Guided Missiles 275

Bombs 275

Rockets 276

Guided Missiles 277

France

Naval Guns 278

Gun Mountings 278

Propellants 279

Projectiles 279

Fire-Control 280

Heavy-Calibre Guns (380mm-305mm) 280

Medium Calibre Guns (203mm-130mm) 290

Light Calibre Guns (100mm-47mm) 303

Automatic Guns (37mm-13.2mm) 308

Torpedoes 312

Anti-Submarine Weapons 314

Mines 315

Bombs 316

Italy

Naval Guns 317

Gun Mountings 318

Propellants 318

Projectiles 318

Fire-Control 319

Heavy Calibre Guns (381mm-254mm) 320

Medium Calibre Guns (203.2mm-120mm) 326

Light Calibre Guns (101.6mm-57mm) 338

Automatic Guns (40mm-6.5mm, and guns in former French and Yugoslavian ships) 345

Torpedoes 348

53.3cm Fiume Torpedoes 348

53.3cm Naples Torpedoes 349

45cm Torpedoes 350

Airborne Torpedoes 350

Anti-Submarine Weapons 351

Depth Charges 351

Mines 352

Moored Mines 352

Ground Mines 353

Drifting Mines 353

First World War Mines Still Listed 354

Mines from Other Navies Charges for Manned 354

Torpedoes, Explosive Motor Boats and Swimmers 354

Bombs 354

Soviet Union

Naval Guns 355

Propellants 356

Projectiles 356

Fire-Control 356

Heavy Calibre Guns (406.4mm-305mm) 357

Medium Calibre Guns (203.2mm-120mm) 359

Light Calibre Guns (101.6mm-45mm) 362

Automatic Guns (37mm-7.62mm) 367

Torpedoes 369

Anti-Submarine Weapons 370

Depth Charges 371

Mines 371

Bombs and Rockets 373

Bombs 373

Rockets 373

Other Countries

Naval Guns 374

Argentina (12in-101.6mm) 374

Brazil (12in-100mm) 377

Chile (14in-4in) 379

Denmark (240mm-120mm) 380

Finland (254mm-101.6mm) 381

Greece (9.2in-100mm) 382

Netherlands (283mm-4in) 382

Norway (8.24in-101.6mm) 386

Peru (6in-101.6mm) 386

Poland (130mm-100mm) 387

Portugal (4in-100mm) 388

Romania (120mm-100mm) 389

Spain (15in-100mm) 389

Sweden (283mm-100mm) 391

Thailand (203.2mm-4in) 393

Turkey (283mm-100mm) 393

Yugoslavia (140mm-4in) 394

Smaller Guns (88mm-40mm) 395

Torpedoes 396

Mines 397

Denmark 397

Finland 398

Netherlands 398

Norway 398

Poland 398

Romania 399

Sweden 399.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0870214594

OCLC:

13085151