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...uck. By the time the two sentries had locked, loaded, and shouldered their weapons, the truck was already inside the building's entry way. ...ry lethal weapon. These devices are similar to fuel-air or [[thermobaric]] weapons, explaining the large blast and damage.<ref>Paul Rogers(2000)"[http://www.b

...tice conserved weight, but mutual interference increased dispersion during salvo fire.<ref name="Whitley"/> Each gun could fire approximately four rounds p * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y

...is limited to 35° elevation,<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-38_mk12.htm |title=United States of America 5"/38 (12.7 cm) Mark 12 ...ife expectancy was 4600 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, P139</ref>

...2.<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1977), Volume 12, p.1283, "Hedgehog".</ref> The weapon fires a salvo of 24 bombs in an arc, aimed to land in a [[circle|circular]] or [[ellipse|

...pose is defence against [[anti-ship missile]]s, and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against aircraft, ships and other small cr ...German]] ''Mehrrohrkanone'', meaning ''multi-barrelled gun'') can refer to weapons such as the [[Nordenfelt gun]] but is more commonly used referring to this

...echanical fuze ammunition per kill, even in late 1944.<ref>Campbell, Naval Weapons of WW2, P106</ref> ...s unlikely that subsequent salvos will strike the position of the previous salvo.<ref name="chasing">

|designer= [[Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development]] ...ng board in 1942, under the auspices of the [[Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development]], this weapon was rushed into service in May 1943 onboard [[HM