B4M mine

Description

The B4M is a French high-explosive (HE) ship-laid naval mine.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Milan
• Vauquelin

General info

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Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The prescribed usage of this mine is against naval craft. As a mine, it can be laid in choke points, capture points, or in front of advancing enemy ships. Direct hits aren't required to generate hits, but due to the fusing of the mine, it will explode if a ship is directly struck, dealing a large amount of damage. This is a contact mine, so both steel-hulled and wooden-hulled ships can set it off, making it effective against denying access to capture points, for instance.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Useful for trapping ships in various choke points

Cons:

• Being a naval mine, it requires a direct hit or near miss to detonate

History

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See also

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External links

• www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMFR_Mines.php