Talk:Limpet Mine

This page is a bit too broad. It's covering an entire type. Can we be more specific? --Funkychinaman (talk) 14:47, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

As it is the naval mine, it doesn't match out standards. Greg-Z (talk) 15:24, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

As it is right now, absolutely not. There's be a better case if it was for a specific type of limpet mine. --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:35, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

I could not really find that much info about this device. Any help anybody? Thinking about it I got some British mine manuals I think, can you give me a few more days so I can try to figure out a bit more info? BTW it is an infantry placed naval mine. Placed by a single diver so my way of thinking was that in general it is no different than an anti tank mine but simply against water vehicles. Don't you think this would generally qualify if I found out the specific type?--Hchris (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

I get that, but we wouldn't allow a page for just "Land Mine". --Funkychinaman (talk) 18:29, 30 May 2017 (EDT)

Some info about various models of Limpet Mines can be found here and here. Greg-Z (talk) 12:12, 31 May 2017 (EDT)

yep I understand. Thanks for the links, will update the page asap! :-) --Hchris (talk) 14:43, 31 May 2017 (EDT)

I would like to note that the Battlefield 1 page still lacks the in-game image of this weapon. This isn't good for the weapon page. Greg-Z (talk) 14:52, 31 May 2017 (EDT)

I will take care of this too!--Hchris (talk) 23:12, 31 May 2017 (EDT)

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The Limpet Mine is a magnetic naval mine. It got its name because of the similarity to the sea snail called limpet which sticks tightly to hard surfaces. The mine is usually attached by a swimmer or diver. It is a time fuzed device. Some of versions are feature a so called anti-handling device meaning that if somebody tries to remove it, it will explode. It was initially invented by the British shortly before World War II.

MkI Limpet Mine

The first limpet mine was invented by British inventors Stuart Macrae and Cecil Vandepeer Clarke in 1939. In June 1939, Major Jefferis of the Military Intelligence (Research) branch of the British military approached Macrae with a proposition for inventing a magnetic naval mine, inspired by an article about magnets he read which Macrae had edited. Macrae contacted Clarke (the two had been acquainted with each other a few years earlier), and the two soon began developing a prototype.

This prototype version by Macrae and Clarke was very improvisational; the shell was made from tin bowls, the magnets were store-bought horseshoe magnets, and aniseed balls - a commonly available candy - were a vital component in the detonator, which required a water-soluble pellet to hold a cocked spring-loaded striker to give time for the divers to move away once the mine is armed. Macrae named it "the Limpet," a name which would eventually be applied to all mines of its type.

This design was soon put into production as World War II approaches. The MkI design was in production for three years until Macrae revised its design into MkII and MkIII. The bowl had already been replaced by proper metal casings, while the horseshoe magnets were replaced with Alcomax magnets, and the aniseed balls were replaced with "L" delay fuses.

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An Mk1 (MD1-7A) limpet mine resin replica.

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Prototype Limpet Mine worn by inventor Cecil Vandepeer Clarke in swimming position.

Specifications

(1939 – ???)

• Type: Naval mine

The Limpet Mine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notes	Release Date
Battlefield 1	Limpet Charge	MkI, anachronism	2016

SPM Limpet Mine

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SPM Limpet Mine.