Limpet mines: classic maritime weapon

Limpet mines, which appear to be the cause of damage to at least one tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman last week, are classic maritime weapons dating back to World War II."The first use of these mines was by Italian combat divers who attacked a British fleet in the Mediterranean" at the start of World War I, said Jean-Louis Vichot, a former director of the French Naval Academy."They are usually attached by combat divers, and this is apparently what happened last month to the four ships" targeted i