DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ASSESSMENT OF MOBILE MINEFIELDS
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Authors
Chang, Hong Yu
Chee, Xiang S.
Chew, Hui Yang
Chu, Chi-hsuan
Clark, Willie II
Ford, Sara
Glade, Thomas L.
Goh, Jin Hong Alvin
Khng, Jun Jie
Ko, Ivan Zi Yin
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mine warfare
mobile mine
MIW
MCM
sea control
sea denial
mine
mine countermeasures
naval
Navy
mobile mine
MIW
MCM
sea control
sea denial
mine
mine countermeasures
naval
Navy
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Giachetti, Ronald E.
Huang, Jefferson
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2024-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Naval mine warfare typically supports a sea denial strategy through the denial and/or delay of the enemy’s use of the water space or by controlling sea traffic in a designated area. Sea mines have been effective for decades. However, with technological progress, mine countermeasure (MCM) efforts have reduced the risks of a minefield by detecting and/or neutralizing mines to establish and maintain a Q-route for safe passage. The concept of a mobile minefield is proposed to increase the difficulty of the enemy’s MCM and improve the survivability of the minefield by adding mobility. This research explores both the physical design concepts and the operational effectiveness of mobile mines based on simulations and models. The simulation results show that, compared to static mines, mobile mines improved the number of enemy ships destroyed by at least 200% and increased the time it took the enemy to transition through the minefield by 50%. The results suggest that the mobile minefield would be operationally useful for the Department of the Navy and this technology is worth pursing and exploring.
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Reissued 29 Oct 2024 to update graduation quarter.
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