Back Squid (arma) Catalan Squid (zbraň) Czech Squid (Waffe) German Squid (arma) Spanish Squid (arme) French Squid (senjata) ID スキッド (兵器) Japanese Squid (broń) Polish Squid (противолодочный бомбомёт) Russian Сипа (оружје) Serbian
| Squid | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Squid_Mortar.jpg) Squid anti-submarine mortar on display at the Devonport Naval Base | |
| Type | Anti-submarine Mortar |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1977 |
| Used by | Royal Navy, Swedish Navy, Royal Canadian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10 tons |
| Shell | 440 lb (200 kg) |
| Calibre | 12 in (305 mm) |
| Barrels | Three |
| Effective firing range | 275 yards (250 m) |
| Filling | Minol |
| Filling weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
Detonation mechanism | Time fuse |
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.