Menon
Menon was an anti-submarine mortar used by the Italian Navy during the Cold War. Introduced in 1956, it was used on the and s and s until their retirement in the 1980s.
Menon
Aldo Fraccaroli · Jane's Fighting Ships 1960-61, p. 200 · Public domain
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Menon was an anti-submarine mortar used by the Italian Navy during the Cold War. Introduced in 1956, it was used on the and s and s until their retirement in the 1980s.
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• Name — Menon • Origin — Italy • Type — Anti-submarine mortar • Is Ranged — y • Is Explosive — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Is Missile — yes • Is Uk — yes • Service — 1956–1980s • Used By — Italian Navy • Production Date — 1956–1960s • Variants — Short barrelled • Crew — 3 • Barrels — 3
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The Menon system fired a 305 mm projectile weighing 160 kg to a maximum range of 1500 m. It fired 21 rounds in 70 seconds that covered an area of about 90 by. The initial version consisted of a three-barrel mortar in a rotating, enclosed mounting that was usually positioned forward of the superstructure, but aft of the gun mounts. This was replaced by the K 113 weapon with a single 4.6 m barrel in the same type of mounting, albeit with a fixed elevation of 45°. By varying the gas vent valves in the three powder chambers, the weapon had a range between 400 and. The K 113 fired a seven-round pattern, loaded automatically from a seven-round cylinder. Short-barreled models were also used, although details are lacking.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1157555837, Menon.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500122754, Menon, Anjolie Ela.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q112609650: Menon
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- 1.Friedman, p. 434
- 2.Archer, p. 230
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- Archer. Jane's Pocket Book of Naval Armament. Collier Books. 1976. 937976566.
- Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems. Naval Institute Press. 1989. 0-87021-793-3.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1157555837, Menon.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500122754, Menon, Anjolie Ela.The Getty Research Institute
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