Menon (weapon)

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.

Description

The Menon system fired a projectile weighing to a maximum range of. It fired 21 rounds in 70 seconds that covered an area of about.
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 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. 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.