Originally Posted by
BonnieLass
Some more info on the Maham 3 and Maham 7 mines here:
https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazard...-7-limpet-mine
https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazard...aham-3-seamine
I'm not sure I'd call them "limpet" mines, sounds to me like there is some confusion out there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet_mine
A swimmer-applied limpet mine may have been the cause of that underwater machinery space damage a few weeks ago to HMM NAMU.
The Ghadir class mini submarines appear to have the capability to deploy swimmers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghadir-class_submarine
It is a lot easier for swimmers to be effective if their target vessels have been neatly rounded up into small stationary groups.