Description

Contains four 7in. UP (unrotated projectile) Mk.I. This mount was found on Royal Navy battleships and some heavy cruisers at the beginning of WWII. It consisted of 20 tubes containing each a rocket with a mine. When launched rocket head would sink slowly under its parachute and 900ft of cable. Ennemy airplanes were supposed to be catched by the cable and make the mine detonating, causing their destruction... Not very successful this strange weapon was soon removed from Royal Navy warships.