This is like a PERT chart. The air and naval and etc. capabilities needed to be reduced first! While all the world was crying like Chicken Little "the strait is closed, the strait is closed! No oil! Horrible gas prices! Iran has WON and Trump is a maniac who will drop nukes on them, and on and on."
. . . Trump had a plan, timed and executed to perfection. As he said today, OH we will help open up the strait! But it will basically open up itself. In any case, the the nations who need that oil figure out how to protect it. HA!
Yes, this is like a PERT chart, all the while were guided by Q.
The FIRST item on the critical path was US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE! And there is NO reason that could not have been achieved decade ago! EXCEPT it was intended for US to protect THEIR oil and THEIR profits, at the expense of our own people IN WARS who did not even NEED IT!
Their jaws will drop as ships start passing through the strait as though nothing had happened.
Modern naval mine clearing primarily relies on mechanical, magnetic, and acoustic methods to neutralize threats without direct physical contact, often using specialized vessels or helicopters. Mechanical minesweeping involves ships towing cutters or flails to sever the mooring cables anchoring mines, forcing them to float to the surface where they are destroyed by gunfire or explosive charges. Acoustic and magnetic sweeping simulates the sound of a ship's propellers or the magnetic signature of a hull to trigger pressure-sensitive or influence mines remotely, causing them to detonate safely away from the vessel.
For more precise operations, mine hunting utilizes remote underwater vehicles equipped with sonar to survey the seabed in a back-and-forth pattern, creating a detailed map of mine locations. Once located, these specific targets are destroyed by sending explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) divers or remote-controlled devices to disarm or detonate them individually. While mine sweeping is faster for clearing large suspected areas, it carries a higher risk of leaving unexploded mines if the mimic signals fail, whereas mine hunting offers greater accuracy for specific threats.
Former Navy EOD can confirm this. Finding the floating mines and those just under the surface is easy. And with today's drone tech, it's easier to locate and eliminate the anchored sea-bed mines.
With enough teams in place, this part of the op could be done in about 2 weeks. Even using helos to help spot from above, and submersible drones below, it's slow going and some mines might be missed. I doubt we'll miss any for this particular shipping lane, but it's possible.
Also, even though we'll have a lane cleared, it won't stop IRGC from sending out submersible explosive drones of their own with hardware capable of monitoring ship traffic while lying in wait for targets. Or from relaying mines in the cleared zone(s).
Anti-mine ops in a contested waterway is an continually ongoing process and should never be stoppedz even after hostilities end. It's one of the core missions of 7th Fleet based in Bahrain and ported in the U.A.E.
When I was in gulf war on a fast frigate. They just had an infrared camera on the bridge that would pick up the mines glowing from the heat of the sun , day or night....they would glow like a fbi boi
HOO AH!
This is like a PERT chart. The air and naval and etc. capabilities needed to be reduced first! While all the world was crying like Chicken Little "the strait is closed, the strait is closed! No oil! Horrible gas prices! Iran has WON and Trump is a maniac who will drop nukes on them, and on and on."
. . . Trump had a plan, timed and executed to perfection. As he said today, OH we will help open up the strait! But it will basically open up itself. In any case, the the nations who need that oil figure out how to protect it. HA!
Yes, this is like a PERT chart, all the while were guided by Q.
The FIRST item on the critical path was US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE! And there is NO reason that could not have been achieved decade ago! EXCEPT it was intended for US to protect THEIR oil and THEIR profits, at the expense of our own people IN WARS who did not even NEED IT!
Their jaws will drop as ships start passing through the strait as though nothing had happened.
Oil futures already dropping.
Yes blood pressure is dropping hopefully to normal levels.
Modern naval mine clearing primarily relies on mechanical, magnetic, and acoustic methods to neutralize threats without direct physical contact, often using specialized vessels or helicopters. Mechanical minesweeping involves ships towing cutters or flails to sever the mooring cables anchoring mines, forcing them to float to the surface where they are destroyed by gunfire or explosive charges. Acoustic and magnetic sweeping simulates the sound of a ship's propellers or the magnetic signature of a hull to trigger pressure-sensitive or influence mines remotely, causing them to detonate safely away from the vessel.
For more precise operations, mine hunting utilizes remote underwater vehicles equipped with sonar to survey the seabed in a back-and-forth pattern, creating a detailed map of mine locations. Once located, these specific targets are destroyed by sending explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) divers or remote-controlled devices to disarm or detonate them individually. While mine sweeping is faster for clearing large suspected areas, it carries a higher risk of leaving unexploded mines if the mimic signals fail, whereas mine hunting offers greater accuracy for specific threats.
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Former Navy EOD can confirm this. Finding the floating mines and those just under the surface is easy. And with today's drone tech, it's easier to locate and eliminate the anchored sea-bed mines.
With enough teams in place, this part of the op could be done in about 2 weeks. Even using helos to help spot from above, and submersible drones below, it's slow going and some mines might be missed. I doubt we'll miss any for this particular shipping lane, but it's possible.
Also, even though we'll have a lane cleared, it won't stop IRGC from sending out submersible explosive drones of their own with hardware capable of monitoring ship traffic while lying in wait for targets. Or from relaying mines in the cleared zone(s).
Anti-mine ops in a contested waterway is an continually ongoing process and should never be stoppedz even after hostilities end. It's one of the core missions of 7th Fleet based in Bahrain and ported in the U.A.E.
When I was in gulf war on a fast frigate. They just had an infrared camera on the bridge that would pick up the mines glowing from the heat of the sun , day or night....they would glow like a fbi boi
Wasnt hard
I hope these ships will be OK, metal hulled ships don't fare well in minefields.
good report!
Strauss Center report on mines and Straight of Hormuz depths, sea-floor anchored type mines in case anyone wants to read more https://www.strausscenter.org/strait-of-hormuz-mines/#
what is the means employed to detect the mines and remove them without an explosion?
Oh wait. That's not how you're supposed to detect them?!? Someone better make sure the screen doors are closed and locked on the subs, too.