The 2nd Crimean War?

[ordnance11]

robkelk wrote:

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ordnance11 wrote:

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Well, mine the entrance to Sevastapol with Captor mines. We can claim that there are no ships in the area at the time of the sinking. Which would be true.

Mining someone else's harbor without permission is an unfriendly act, though. With the state of affairs in the area, who's going to give the permission?

A very hoary military axiom...easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Edit1: Captor mines are nifty things. They're programmable. Wait for a certain date..activate them for a set number of days if you want that and then deactivate. Want to go for a certain class of vessel?.Done. And that was it '90s technology. Probably have upgrades now were you can cycle on or off. Emplace them by air, surface craft or submersibles. Could be done by a Seal tm too, but that's a labor intensive job there.
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