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[[File:EMF mine.jpg|thumb|x250px|EMF mines on [[S-100]]]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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Compared to the near-peers, the EMF has an outstanding explosive filler of 350 kg of SW39a, what translates to 448 kg TNT. The price for such a large explosive filler is a heavy mass of the mine (1,100 kg each), but comparatively speaking it still has an excellent percentage of the mass filled with explosives. For example, only 19% of the French [[B4M mine]] is the explosive filler, while for the EMF it's an excellent 32%.
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{{Naval mines characteristics}}
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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== History ==
 
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German mines had a high reputation in both World Wars for reliability and innovation. The British paid perhaps the ultimate compliment in 1917 by copying a captured German Hertz horned mine to produce their first reliable contact mine. Following World War I, Germany established a mine warfare research and development command in 1920. Airborne mines were successfully tested in 1931 and acoustic and magnetic mines were developed before the war started. Some 1,500 magnetic mines were available in the spring of 1940, far short of the 50,000 originally ordered. Pressure mines were developed in 1943 but not used until the night of 6-7 June 1944 in the Normandy invasion area. This late deployment was to avoid their capture and duplication by the Allies. However, the Allies had already developed their own but had not used them for similar reasons. German pressure mines that could not be swept were nearly ready for deployment at the end of the war. Postwar, Germany used British and USA mines until the 1960s, at which time Denmark and Germany began cooperating in developing a new generation of magnetic ground mines.
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German mines of World War II were all designated by letters, the first two indicating the function and the third the series designation within that category, usually indicating a modification.
 
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EM stood for ''Einheits Minen'', "Unity Mine" or ''Elektrische Minen'', "Electrical Mine", and was a series of, with one exception, 13 different types of moored contact sea mines; EMA through EMI, EMK, EMR, EMS and EMU. With the exception of the EMS type, all of these were moored mines which could be laid by surface ships or by submarines. The EMH, EMJ, EMK and EMU types were either abandoned during the developmental stage or were incomplete at the end of the war. 
 
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The EMF was a moored magnetic (influence) mine with a charge of 772 lbs. (350 kg), and moored in 109, 164 or 273 fathoms (200, 300 or 500 m). It was introduced into service in 1939, but was considered to be sensitive to rough seas and liable to premature detonation.<ref>http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMGER_Mines.php</ref>
 
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMGER_Mines.php#EMF <nowiki>[NavWeaps]</nowiki> Germany - Mines - EMF]
  
 
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[[Category:Naval special armaments]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 28 January 2024

EMF mines on S-100

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the mine.

Effective damage

Describe the type of damage produced by this type of mine (high explosive, splash damage, etc)

Comparison with analogues

Compared to the near-peers, the EMF has an outstanding explosive filler of 350 kg of SW39a, what translates to 448 kg TNT. The price for such a large explosive filler is a heavy mass of the mine (1,100 kg each), but comparatively speaking it still has an excellent percentage of the mass filled with explosives. For example, only 19% of the French B4M mine is the explosive filler, while for the EMF it's an excellent 32%.


Other naval mines
Name Country
of origin 		Mass (kg) Explosive
type 		Explosive mass
(kg) 		TNT equivalent
(kg)
B4M France flag.png 1,150 TNT 220 220
Bollo P.125/1932 Italy flag.png 221 TNT 125 125
Bollo P.200/1936 Italy flag.png 1,100 TNT 200 200
EMC Germany flag.png 1,100 SW39a 300 384
EMF Germany flag.png 1,100 SW39a 350 448
KB-1 pattern 1931 USSR flag.png 1,065 TNT 230 230
KB-3 pattern 1940 USSR flag.png 1,065 TNT 230 230
MIRAB USSR flag.png 280 TNT 64 64
Mk.6 mod1 Japan flag.png 1,156 Shimose 217 238.7
Type 93 mod1 Japan flag.png 206 Type 88 100 130
Type M Mark I Britain flag.png 600 TNT 227 227
UDM-E Germany flag.png 1,413 TGA-16 645 967.5
YAM-43 USSR flag.png 172 TNT 20 20

Usage in battles

Describe situations when you would utilise this mine in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent explosive filler, one of the best among naval mines

Cons:

  • No vessel available with more than 4 mines at a time

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links


Naval mines
USA  ‎Type A Mark I*
Germany  ‎EMC · ‎EMF · ‎UDM-E
USSR  KB-1 pattern 1931 mine · KB-3 pattern 1940 · MIRAB · YAM-43
Britain  Type M Mark I
Japan  Mk.6 mod1 · ‎Type 93 mod1
Italy  ‎Bollo P.125/1932 · ‎Bollo P.200/1936
France  B4M
  *  = Aircraft-laid

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