[Dogfish40]

Actually this is a good thing to bring up and I'm a bit surprised not to see more discussion about this subject in this and the other SH3 and 4 forums as well.
Just how did the U-boats and Fleet boats and the subs of Briton and all avoid mines when they had a good idea that they would have to get through a field of them, Gibraltar being a great spring board example.
There were hundreds of known minefields that the subs would have to get through to get to a intended target or mission destination.
The U-Boats seemed to have a few designs to ward off getting entangled in anchor cables attached to mines.
If a U-boat or Sub was ordered to an area that they would likely have to pass through a field, how would they prepare for this and what precautions could be taken to reduce the chances of striking one.
I have to keep remembering that, in real life, they only had one chance.
D40