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HMS Battleaxe (D118)
HMS ''Battleaxe'' was a of the Royal Navy, completed just after the Second World War. Construction ''Battleaxe'' was one of 19 Weapon-class destroyers ordered as part of the Royal Navy's 1943 War Programme. The Weapons were intended to be built in shipyards where the larger could not be built, but still mounting the heavy anti-aircraft armament and modern fire-control which war experience had shown to be necessary. As designed, the Weapons were to be armed by six QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun, 4-in guns in three twin turrets, two forward and one aft, with radar direction, with a close-in anti-aircraft armament of six 40-mm Bofors guns. Ten British 21 inch torpedo, 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes were carried in two quintuple mounts, while up to 150 depth charges could be carried.Critchley 1982, p. 124.Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 44. ''Battleaxe'' was laid down at Yarrow Shipbuilders, Yarrows Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow on 22 April 1944, and was launched on 12 June 1945.Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe (tool), axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were designed differently to utility axes, with blades more akin to cleavers than to wood axes. Many were suitable for use in one hand, while others were larger and were deployed two-handed. Axes designed for warfare ranged in weight from just over , and in length from just over to upwards of , as in the case of the Danish axe or the sparth axe. Cleaving weapons longer than would arguably fall into the category of polearms. Overview Through the course of human history, commonplace objects have been pressed into service as weapons. Axes, by virtue of their ubiquity, are no exception. Besides axes designed for combat, there were many battle axes that doubled as tools. Axes could be modified into deadly projectiles as well (see the francisca for an example).Underwood, Richard (1999). ''Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare''. p.35-37. Tempus Publishing. . Axes w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
