- A
naval mine is a self-contained
explosive weapon placed in
water to
damage or
destroy surface ships or
submarines.
Similar to anti-personnel and other...
- A
minelayer is any warship,
submarine,
military aircraft or land
vehicle deploying explosive mines.
Since World War I the term "minelayer"
refers specifically...
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magnetic mines Ex
HNLMS M880 - Mahu - MSI (Dutch)
Swedish Minesweeper from 1941 M 20
webpage still operational "Fighting The
Submarine Mine - How Navies...
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modern midget submarines have also been
built for
submarine rescue.
Midget submarines are
commonly armed with
torpedoes and
mines in the form of, for...
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increasing their importance in
fighting submarines. The
development of the FIDO (Mk 24
mine) anti-
submarine homing torpedo in 1943 (which
could be dropped...
- The
modern era of
defending American harbors with
controlled mines or
submarine mines (originally
referred to as "torpedoes")
began in the post-Civil War...
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forward surveillance,
special operations, and
mine-laying tasks. On the
water surface, the
submarine is
powered by two sets of MTU engines.
While submerged...
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Submarine warfare is one of the four
divisions of
underwater warfare, the
others being anti-
submarine warfare,
mine warfare and
mine countermeasures. Submarine...
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Submarine Launched Mobile Mines (SLMM) are a
modern type of
naval mine designed to be deplo**** by
submarines. The
chief example is the Mark 67 SLMM, currently...
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neutralizing enemy submarines. The
vessels are also
equipped with
mine rails,
which enables the
vessel to lay anti-
submarine mines along the seabed. Aside...
