Te-1 rocket propelled mine
The specialized-1 (特-1, or Te-1) rocket propelled mine, also known as the EM-52, was developed by the 710th Research Institute in 1981, and completed by 1987 after more than 100 major design changes.[1] Specialized-1 mines are planted by surface ships in up to 200 m (660 ft) of water. The maximum speed of the mine is greater than 50 m/s (112 mph). In the early 1990s, the Specialized-1 was upgraded with a larger warhead, and the maximum depth of plant was more than doubled.[2]
At least two more mines were developed from the Te-1 in the late 1990s; their designations are unknown. Both were self-steering, a feature the Specialized-1 lacks. The first of the two new mines is similar, with speed of in excess of 80 m/s. A single mine of this type can control an area with a radius of 3 km (1.9 mi).
The second design is a simplified version, intended to reduce cost by eliminating the
References
- ^ "Obsolete Weapons, Unconventional Tactics, and Martyrdom Zeal: How Iran Would Apply its Asymmetric Naval Warfare Doctrine in a Future Conflict". www.marshallcenter.org (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Hsieh, Chung-Ping (2006-12-01). "Effect of Internal Solitary Waves on Mine Detection in the Western Philippine Sea East of Taiwan".
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