Naval Mine Warfare: Operational and Technical Challenges for Naval Forces

✍ Scribed by National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Naval Studies Board, Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 218
• Edition: Illustrated
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

<p>Sea mines have been important in naval warfare throughout history and continue to be so today. They have caused major damage to naval forces, slowed or stopped naval actions and commercial shipping, and forced the alteration of strategic and tactical plans. The threat posed by sea mines continues, and is increasing, in today's world of inexpensive advanced electronics, nanotechnology, and multiple potential enemies, some of which are difficult to identify. This report assesses the Department of the Navy's capabilities for conducting naval mining and countermining sea operations.</p>

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1. The Mine Warfare Problem
2. Fundamental Crosscutting Issues
3. U.S. Naval Mines and Mining
4. Offshore Countermine Warfare
5. Inshore Countermine Warfare
Appendixes
A. Details of Amphibious and Logistics Over-the-Shore Operations
B. Amphibious Planning in the Gulf War
C. Breaching By Line Charge Analogue
D. Committee and Staff Biographies
E. Agendas for Meetings of the Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment
F. Acronyms and Abbreviations