The Sinking-1 (沉-1, or Chen-1) naval mine is the fourth type of naval mine entering Chinese service in 1966. It is a bottom mine jointly developed by the 710th research institute, the 152nd Factory and Fengxi Machinery Factory (汾西机器厂), and it was the first Chinese naval mine utilizing an acoustic fuse.
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Chen-5 bottom mine — The Sinking 5 (Chen 5) is a Chinese naval mine. It is a small bottom mine, like the Sinking 4 bottom mine and Drifting 2 drifting mine it was designed around the concept of People’s War of guerrilla warfare. It can be dismantled for easy… … Wikipedia
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Chen-2 bottom mine — The Sinking 2 (Chinese: 沉 2, Transliteration: Chen 2) bottom mine was the first indigenous designed Chinese naval mine that could adopt a range of fuzes, such as acoustic, contact, infrasonic, ultrasonic and magnetic fuzes. The project was… … Wikipedia
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