Valnao@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoIran unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laidwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down118
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkIran unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laidwww.nytimes.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareTypotyper@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 hours agoWhy not use remote torpedo’s on the bottom. They could sit idle until called upon, they could be fired by acoustics, all tracking is passive- no transmitted signals, they have actual range and reach as opposed to local contact
minus-squarelagoon8622@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoThis is not a new idea for littoral defense
Why not use remote torpedo’s on the bottom. They could sit idle until called upon, they could be fired by acoustics, all tracking is passive- no transmitted signals, they have actual range and reach as opposed to local contact
This is not a new idea for littoral defense