s naval mine warfare still cool /k/?
>>29917349
please respond
>>29917349
Yes, there have been a few neat advancements in it just recently. Precision guided aerial dropped mines being the big one. Basically putting the guidance and tailkit of a JDAM onto a mine body.
>>29917564
neat
>>29917669
Some reading for you.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/afri/aspj/digital/pdf/articles/2015-Mar-Apr/V-Pietrucha.pdf
https://news.usni.org/2016/04/26/essay-navy-air-force-reviving-offensive-mining-with-new-quickstrikes
>>29917691
thanks anon
>>29917857
Sadly, we're probably among at most a handful of guys on the site that have even a slight appreciation for naval mining. I have to admit I'm far from knowledgeable about these things, and I doubt it would be possible to become so when working with solely declassified material, or without a solid grasp of the technical detail.s
>>29917913
I was actually due to be stationed on a MCM but got changed over to cruiser
>>29917988
You should probably count yourself as lucky. I've heard very bad things about those ancient things.
>>29918019
Me too. I'll also take Yokosuka over Bahrain any day of the week. Only about 800 minesman in the navy iirc
>>29918165
From what I've heard, Bahrain isn't terribly bad. Think of it like Saudi Arabia's Las Vegas. Kind of.
>>29917349
missiles and planes ruined naval warfare
you were born 70 years too late
Mines are still useful to lockdown archipelagos and sea routes in areas that doesn't have much water. Problem is placing those mines during war time with all the modern technology.
>>29920623
I believe I mentioned a system upthread which exactly solves that problem.
>>29917349
Mining is underrated. It always has been. Read the Rand report on Operation Starvation.
>>29917349
>>29920482
>Since World War II 14 U.S. Navy ships have been sunk or damaged by mines, whereas only 2 have been damaged by missile or air attack
http://www.nap.edu/read/10176/chapter/3
Says it all really.
Swede here, we had an extensive naval mine system covering most of our coast from the early 50s up until the mid 90s.
The idea was that we had electrically activated mines placed in peacetime that could be armed or detonated whenever they where needed by remote control.
Usually they would be activated from a small underground bunker with a submarine periscope to watch for enemy ships.
Now most (if not all) of them is removed and the bunkers filled with sand/conctete.
Pic related is the inside of a bunker.
>>29920937
Pic
>>29920937
>>29920946
cool af
>>29920946
Neato
>>29920502
are those all mines?
