Mine Hints

[vettim89]

So I haven't really used mines and minefields much. I have some questions I hope the forum can answer

1. Many ships are listed as minelayers but have no "mine" weapon mount. I see a generic mine magazine available as a mount. Also there is a limpet mine rack. Do I need to add a weapon to the ship so it can lay mines? Or do I just need to add mines to the magazine. I would use the Norwegian N 52 as an example of a minelayer without a "mine" weapon mount

2. Is there a hint on how to set up a mine mission? I set one up and the ship went in and laid one mine. Then it moved back and forth in the mine zone for about an hour and then laid a second single mine. There is no density setting when setting up a mine mission. Is there a way to make a ship lay more mines?

3. Is there a guideline for where how deep bottoms mines are considered effective?

Thanks as always for your help

[AndrewJ]

I haven't used mines a lot, but one thing I have found is that the depth limits can be an issue. For example, in deep steep-sided Norwegian fjords, there may only be very small areas at the very edge of the fjord where the water is shallow enough for the mines to be laid. A minelayer might move back and forth in the fjord, and almost never go into water where it can actually lay a mine. This is particularly true for aircraft laying bottom mines, which often have very shallow depth limits (-45m) compared to conventional moored mines (350 - 400m). Could this be part of what you are seeing?

[Gunner98]

I see what you mean, there are not many MLs with mine laying equipment.

Looking at the Russian ZM Alesha DBID 2352

The one I have used before is the Iranian Ajr DBID 2108

You can add a Weapon Mount for mines to any ship however, and I think I've used that before and it works.

AndrewJ's point is the most important when laying a minefield - bottom depth. It really restricts where they can be placed.