Weapons
Naval mine
A self-contained explosive weapon placed in the water to damage or sink ships and submarines that touch it or come near. Mines hampered shipping and sealed harbors, and in 1918 the Allies laid about 70,000 of them across the northern exits of the North Sea.
In the ArsenalMentioned in
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings §5 Barrages and Raids: Dover, Otranto and Zeebrugge§7 The Mediterranean, Black Sea and Baltic