About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Anti-ship missiles, Naval mines, Torpedoes, ECAN F17, Torpedo tube, List of torpedoes, Human torpedo, Aerial torpedo, List of anti-ship missiles, Submarine mines in U.S. harbor defense, Limpet mine, Mark 48 torpedo, Brennan torpedo, Torpedo net, German Mine Sweeping Administration, High-test peroxide, Mark 44 torpedo, Mark 24 Mine, List of torpedoes by country, Azon, Mark 46 torpedo, Stonefish, Controlled mines, Motobomba, Northern Barrage, LCAW, Acoustic torpedo, Mark 50 torpedo, Gabriel, Mark 54 MAKO Lightweight Torpedo, Howell torpedo, Otto fuel II, Spar torpedo, GB-4, North Sea Mine Barrage, Mark 13 torpedo, Down the throat, S3V Zagon, Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes, VB-6 Felix, Torped 62, Sea skimming, Hoot, CAPTOR mine, Acoustic mine, Torped 613, Z13 torpedo, Te-1 rocket propelled mine, Baek Sang Eo torpedo, A244-S, Chung Sang Eo torpedo, Pendulum-and-hydrostat control, Acoustic homing, SINKEX, DCTN F17, Chen-5 bottom mine, Land battery, Te-2 remotely controlled mine, Chen-3 bottom mine, Carrier killer missile, Mao-4 moored mine, Xun-1, Chen-2 bottom mine, Chen-4 bottom mine, Piao-2 drifting mine, Type 500 training mine, Shyena, LUGM-145, Chen-1 bottom mine, Exploder. Excerpt: A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, an enemy vessel. Naval mines can be used offensively-to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbour; or defensively-to protect friendly vessels and create "safe" zones. Mines can be laid in many ways: by purpose-built minelayers, refitted ships, submarines, or aircraft-and even by dropping them into a harbour by hand. They can be inexpensive: some variants can cost as little as US$1000, tho...
