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The existence of a German Type VI Mine was known to the British, but they lacked any firm idea of its particulars when they compiled a report in 1917 on German weapons.[1]
| Type VI Mine[2] | |
| Casing | 0.2 in. welded steel |
| Trigger | no horns, inertial trigger[3] |
| Weight | ? |
| Charge | ? |
| Primer | unknown |
| Detonator | 90 gr. fulminate of mercury |
| Buoyancy | ? |
| Height | ? |
| Diameter | ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc.. pp. 18-26, Plates 28, 34a, 37.
- ↑ German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc.. pp. 19-20.
- ↑ Some Russian sources felt that contact horns were sometimes used in combination with inertial firing.
Bibliography
- Admiralty (July, 1917). German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc. (C.B. 1182) The National Archives. ADM 186/228.
