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Mine Warfare

In: Combat Modeling

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  • Alan Washburn

    (Naval Postgraduate School)

  • Moshe Kress

    (Naval Postgraduate School)

Abstract

In 1950 during the Korean War, a minefieldminefield in WonsanWonsan harbor inspired the opening quote by Admiral Smith. That minefield delayed the planned landing by over a week, while 250 ships steamed back and forth outside the harbor. The US Navy lost four minesweepers in the process of clearing it, and several other ships were also sunk or damaged. Naval mines were first used effectively in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904, where they were decisive in spite of being primitive contact mines. With improved sensors, naval mines have been used effectively in every significant naval conflict since then (Hartmann, 1979). Most of the damage done to the US Navy since World War II has been due to mines (National Research Council, 2001).

Suggested Citation

  • Alan Washburn & Moshe Kress, 2009. "Mine Warfare," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Combat Modeling, chapter 0, pages 161-183, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-0790-5_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0790-5_8
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