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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Why are littoral operations so difficult? What is particularly bad about very shallow water (VSW). Leading up to and including the surf zone (S2)? The reference is always to mine countermeasures (MCM) in an amphibious context, because otherwise ships can and should evade really shallow water. MCM close to and on the beach always seem to involve technology very different from what is needed in even slightly deeper water. Many navies otherwise skilled in MCM lack such techniques. because they are concerned mainly with keeping harbours open in the face of enemy mining rather than in supporting amphibious operations. Only a few Navies have invested in the ability to land despite resistance. including mines.
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