Highball
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Highball was a British World War II anti-ship variant of the bouncing bomb, designed to be dropped by aircraft to skip across water and strike enemy vessels.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II weapon
ⓘ
anti-ship weapon ⓘ bouncing bomb ⓘ |
| category |
British special weapon of World War II
ⓘ
aerial anti-ship bomb ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | low-level attack over water ⓘ |
| designedByOrganization | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | anti-ship warfare ⓘ |
| designedTo |
skip across water
ⓘ
strike enemy vessels ⓘ |
| designedToBeDroppedBy | aircraft ⓘ |
| designedToOvercome | ship anti-torpedo defenses ⓘ |
| designer | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detonationEnvironment | underwater near hull ⓘ |
| detonationMethod | contact fuse ⓘ |
| developedBy | British engineers ⓘ |
| developmentPurpose | to attack heavily defended ships ⓘ |
| effectOnTarget | hull damage below waterline ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| filling | high explosive ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | dams-busting Upkeep bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedPlatform | de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVariantOf |
Upkeep
ⓘ
bouncing bomb ⓘ |
| launchSpeedRequirement | high-speed low-altitude release ⓘ |
| material | steel casing ⓘ |
| medium | water-skipping ⓘ |
| notableIntendedTarget | German battleship Tirpitz GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatedWith | modified de Havilland Mosquito aircraft ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | not used in combat ⓘ |
| projectCodeName | Highball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | spin-stabilized ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | bouncing bomb principle ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon | Upkeep bouncing bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinDirection | backspin ⓘ |
| targetType |
enemy warships
ⓘ
surface ships ⓘ |
| testingPeriod | 1942–1944 ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Loch Striven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reculver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfUse | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| weaponType | bomb ⓘ |
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