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Mine warfare refers to the use of different types of explosive devices:

  • Land mine, a weight-triggered explosive device intended to maim or kill people or to disable or destroy vehicles
  • Minelaying, deployment of explosive mines at sea
    • Naval mine, a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines
  • Mining (military), the use of tunnels and sometimes large amounts of explosives to bring down fortifications

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Mine warfare

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Mine warfare refers to the use of different types of explosive devices: Land mine, a weight-triggered explosive device intended to maim or kill people...

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Naval mine

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cost-effectiveness make mines attractive to the less powerful belligerent in asymmetric warfare. The cost of producing and laying a mine is usually between...

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Minesweeper

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minesweeper List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy List of mine warfare vessels of the...

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Tunnel warfare

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counter-mines to attack miners or destroy a mine threatening their fortifications. Since tunnels are commonplace in urban areas, tunnel warfare is often...

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Mine countermeasures vessel

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effectively carry out their mission. They often have a dedicated crew of mine warfare specialists, explosive ordnance disposal experts, and naval engineers...

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Submarine warfare

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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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Future of the French Navy

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lutte anti-mines futur (SLAM-F): The program aims to develop a wide variety of systems to replace the French Navy's current mine warfare vessels (Éridan-class...

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List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy

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2023-04-25. "Murrelet (AM 372)". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-28. "Vigilance (AM 324)". Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive. Retrieved...

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Land mine

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the mine. None of the conventional tactics and norms of mine warfare applies when they are employed in a guerrilla role:[citation needed] The mines are...

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List of active Finnish Navy ships

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of Finnish naval ships: 8 missile boats 2 mine layers 3 mine ferries 3 mine countermeasure vessels 10 mine sweepers Approx. 196 landing craft 23 transport...

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Mine

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penetrate its defenses Mine warfare Anti-tank mine, a land mine made for use against armored vehicles Antipersonnel mine, a land mine targeting people walking...

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Minelayer

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using TM-62 series mines Minenwerfer Skorpion Type 94 Minelayer Istrice (M113 variant) List of minelayer ship classes List of mine warfare vessels of the...

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Trench warfare

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Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's...

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Finnish Navy

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classes) 6th Surface Warfare Squadron (Pansio) 2nd Mine Unit (MLC Uusimaa, MLI Pansio) 2nd Missile Unit (Rauma class) 7th Surface Warfare Squadron (Upinniemi)...

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Hull classification symbol

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privately owned and commercial ships and craft for use as patrol vessels, mine warfare vessels, and various types of naval auxiliary ships, some of them with...

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Littoral combat ship

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reconfigure for different roles, including anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, homeland...

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List of naval ships of Germany

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minesweeper, commissioned 1961—1992) Pommern: mine-warfare ships Preußen: mine-warfare ships Preußen: mine-warfare ships Pommerania: aviso, launched 1864 Pommern:...

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List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships

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Korean War, struck a mine and sank in December 1951, resulting in death of all sailors aboard. Currently only the hull numbers of the mine layers and submarine...

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List of naval ship classes in service

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(MANPADS) Mine-laying capabilities (60 mines) Sensors: Navigation radar Hull-mounted DSQS-11 mine-detection sonar Equipment: Seefuchs mine hunting drones...

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