The picture shows a WW2 weapon that evetually spawned WOMBAT, MOBAT etc.
The bloke that invented it, and the round it fired, made similar designs in sizes up to 7.2"
The round it fired was, in some ways, more useful and longer lived than the weapon type itself. [philosophical gunner discussion about the weapon being the round, and the gun the means of delivery starts here]
Although WOMBAT was phased out in the late 1980’s IIRC, the round was still in use in a conventional gun until at least 1996, 'cos I was firing them. I think we still have the round for wartime use only as it’s a bit prone to break up in flight or summat.
Questions:
a. Who invented it?
b. What was the round?
Bonus points for spotting the calibre of the weapon in the photo, and which WW2 British gun it shared a calibre with.
Kind regards
Fluffy
