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WW2 Sea Mine detonated in the Netherlands

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  • #16
    Originally posted by elPolloLoco View Post
    Battle ship hulls are way thicker then 4".....the Missouri has 12" thick belts, the Tirpitz had 13" and the King Gorge V had up to 15" of armor. The decks on those ships was still way thicker then 4".
    Sure, above water. This is way below the water line
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    • #17
      I just wonder why they needed to move it. Why not just blow it up in place? Get a sniper with a .50cal and shoot it from a safe distance.

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      • #18
        Not all mines are designed to blow up underwater.....since that was a moored mine, then yes it would have blown below the water line. Many ships of the period were also fitted with a below water armored skirt to help defeat torpedoes.

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