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acoustic mine

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A mine with an acoustic circuit which responds to the acoustic field of a ship or sweep. See also mine.


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Swift was blown up by an acoustic mine returning from the beaches, with 44 killed.
Amble Lifeboat secretary, Malcolm Pritchard, said: "In the end it seems to have been something that was part of a trawler's fishing gear which resembled an acoustic mine.
The simple, lightweight acoustic transducer is capable of simulating the sound of passing ships, thereby triggering acoustic mines.
 
 
 
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