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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Unless of course the shipping channel has CAPTORs or other mines that discriminate.  |
I'm not sure that'd serve the right purpose. For an amphibious assault, you want to deter the assault by insuring that ANY platform that approaches the coast stands a chance of getting hit. Ultimately your minefield isn't really targeting submarines at all, it's targeting grey hulls and any commercial shipping being used to haul military forces (MPF ships).
You'd use mines that discriminate if you were narrowly targeting specific types of vessels, but to deter amphibious assault, I'd want floating mines in the deep, teathered mines as it got more shallow, right on up to bottom mines in the shallows. I'd want to send out a big loud message "STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HERE, EVERYONE!!!" Bare in mind, even a small speedboat could contain special operations forces.