Re: Mine Probing

John Rebon wrote (in a formatted post):

>>Another question while we're on the topic of mines. Can any current
(or
>>potential future) mine types explode when something is just within x
radius
>>instead of right on top?
>
>I can't speak for the ground pounders, but naval mines use MAD and such
to 
>explode near ships, rather than having to actually hit them. Some even 
>have counters that keep them from detonating till several ships have 
>passed by. I cant imagine why it couldn't be done on land. Tanks must
have 
>a magnetic signature of some kind.

Sure, there are magnetic fuses for AT mines... and just as with magnetic

naval mines, there are ways to fool them into detonating prematurely :-/

Later,

Oerjan
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