Is There Thunder at Sea? No Fear! Watch How They "Clear Mines at Sea"
Recently, the Southern Theater Command Navy
certain mine-sweeping ship squadron
rushed to a certain sea area to conduct realistic anti-mine exercises
The squadron focused on naval gunfire
mine disposal device deployment
and detonation of simulated underwater mines, etc.
to carry out training
▲ Formation change
“The 'enemy' armed fishing boat has deployed mines in our advancing sea area.
Higher command orders our squadron to quickly advance
to clear the mine obstacles!”
The Hejian and Chishui ships quickly changed their mine-sweeping formation
and began to detect the target sea area
The sonar positions continuously changed detection frequencies and search directions
to quickly assess and identify the target
▲ Loading mine disposal devices
▲ Deploying mine disposal devices
The mine disposal devices completed ammunition loading and cable connections
and were successfully deployed into the sea
“Report to the command post, mine targets detected ahead!”
Successfully locked onto the target mine
The officers and soldiers operated the mine disposal devices
to accurately reach the designated area and deploy the mine disposal ordnance
“Boom... Boom...” With the explosion of two ordnance,
the bottom mines hidden on the seabed were successfully detonated
A muffled sound surged from the seabed to the surface
The underwater threat was successfully cleared
▲ Successfully detonated simulated bottom mines
“Port side XX degrees, distance XX chains, 'floating mine' detected!”
During the voyage, the battle alarm sounded again
Each ship quickly adjusted its course and occupied attack positions
to observe the sea and determine the target's position
adjusting the main gun angle...
The Chishui ship locked onto the target
aimed and fired
successfully clearing the floating mine at sea
▲ Shooting at the floating mine
“A suspicious target is rapidly approaching our squadron,
immediately switch to anti-piracy deployment!”
The radar signals quickly strengthened the sea search
The deck gun positions rapidly adjusted their shooting angles
ready for combat at any time...
▲ Observation lookout
▲ Anti-piracy deployment
As the mission tasks of the troops continue to expand,
the frequency of ship departures has increased
this squadron focuses on improving training quality and effectiveness,
closely adhering to combat requirements,
interspersing complex special situations,
and regularly conducting high-intensity, high-difficulty exercises
to enhance the emergency response capabilities of the officers and soldiers
▲ Air defense shooting
▲ Damage control drill
▲ Towing training under no power
Authors: Wu Runzhang, Li Hailong, Li Jielin
The Navy Mine Sweeping Fleet of the Southern Theater Command conducted anti-mine exercises in the South China Sea, involving multiple vessels. They successfully detected and neutralized underwater mines using explosive devices. The fleet is focused on improving training quality and operational readiness in response to increasing maritime threats.
- Navy Mine Sweeping Fleet conducted anti-mine exercises in the South China Sea.
- Vessels changed formations to detect and neutralize mines.
- Explosive devices were successfully detonated to clear underwater threats.
- The fleet is enhancing training quality and response capabilities.