Mines

Older Chinese-designed mines reported in service include the L-family (sometimes

called the M-family) L-1, -2, and -3 (M-1, -2, -3) large, medium, and antenna-eq
uipped
moored mines; L-4 (M-4) moored acoustic mine; L-4A and -4B (M-4A/B) with solidst
ate
circuitry, which entered service in 1980 and 1985, respectively; C-1 acoustic bo
ttom
mine; C-2 solid-state electronics acoustic bottom mine; C-3 counter-mine-counter
measures
mine for use in waters 6 to 100 m deep; C-4 lightweight, man-portable mine;
C-5 man- or mule-portable pressure mine for riverine use; C-6 a copy of the Ital
ian
MR-80 series; T-1 (or PRAM) rocket-propelled rising mine, which entered service
in
1987; and T-2-1 remote-controlled mine. Current-production mines offered for exp
ort
include the following:
EM-11: Multipurpose bottom mine, which comes in Type 500 and Type 1000 variants,
deployable by aircraft or submarine. The Type 500 can be laid at 80-m minimum sp
acing
and the Type 1000 at 50 m. Fuze type not specified, but probably includes combin
ations
of acoustic, magnetic, and pressure. Target counter up to 20 targets. Some
versions may be deployed in water up to 100 m deep. Data for Type 500 (Type 1000
):