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Ula Jolly
08-30-05, 03:17 PM
I was reminded today of a topic I had wanted to bring up...
The British Sandown is protected against magnetic detonation mines by its glassfiber hull, ie it doesn't trigger them magnetically.
Now, while DW mines are kind of retarded (they are :up:), I was wondering if the Schkval will detonate on a Sandown?
If a modern mine can't detonate on it, could the 'rocket'? :arrgh!:

Kapitan
08-30-05, 03:20 PM
for a start the skhval is a torpedo and i dont see why it shouldnt bear in mind i rarely load them out infact last time i fired one was in SC

Ula Jolly
08-30-05, 03:53 PM
for a start the skhval is a torpedo and i dont see why it shouldnt bear in mind i rarely load them out infact last time i fired one was in SC
What I am trying to say is that because of the minimal magnetic disturbance caused by the hull, the Schkval might not go off.

Kapitan
08-30-05, 04:06 PM
might not but if it hits the hull hard enough which im pretty sure it will i think it might go off

LuftWolf
08-30-05, 05:22 PM
The Sandown is listed as having a MAD SL at a similiar level to other warships of its size, so yes, all MAD sensors will work on it.