Figure 10-9.--Magnetic sweep cable configuration M Mk 7(b) (double diverted loop).
"S"-type sweep. Use of this configuration requires the
DOUBLE DIVERTED LOOP M Mk 7(b)
MCM to carry four CL-1 cables, each 450 feet long. In
The double diverted loop M Mk 7(b) sweep (figure
this configuration, the S-3 section is removed and
10-9) is used to sweep both horizontal and vertical
replaced by the four CL-1 sections, connected as two
component mines in salt water. It is also referred to as an
CL-1 sections, each 900 feet long.
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