The Sinking-3 (沉-3, or Chen-3) is a Chinesenaval mine. It was is the successor of Sinking-2 (Chen-2) bottom mine, and it was jointly developed by the Vanguard Instrumentation Factory (前卫仪表厂) and Suzhou Maritime Machinery Factory (苏州船用机械厂) in 1974. In comparison to its processor, this mine is the first in the Chinese inventory to adopt combined fuses instead of being only able to have a single type of fuse. Currently, all Sinking-3 bottom mines are upgraded to the Sinking-3-II (Chen-3Yi) standard and this latest version is a fully solid state model. The upgrades were done by the Vanguard Instrumentation Factory.
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
Chen-4 bottom mine — Sinking 4 (沉 4, or Chen 4) bottom mine is a small Chinese naval mine with non contact fuses. It was jointly developed by the 710th Research Institute and the Eastern Wind Instrumentation Factory (东风仪表厂). This mine is the bottom mine counterpart… … Wikipedia
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
Chen-1 bottom mine — 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 … Wikipedia
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