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This figure is based on a recent military parade in Beijing that showcased around five AJX002 minelayers and three larger HSU100s.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
This theory is further supported by historical records, which indicate that a German minelayer had laid 287 mines in the same area shortly before the Trooper arrived, according to Dive magazine.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The rest of the mix included Samaritan armored ambulances, Sultan command and control vehicles, Stormer armored vehicles, Shielder minelayers, and Samson armored recovery vehicles.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2023
Estonia’s single minelayer and three minehunters, none displacing more than 500 tons, are defensive vessels.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
The Navy assigned him to the Oglala, a minelayer converted from a World War I-era transport ship.
—Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
This theory is further supported by historical records, which indicate that a German minelayer had laid 287 mines in the same area shortly before the Trooper arrived, according to Dive magazine.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The rest of the mix included Samaritan armored ambulances, Sultan command and control vehicles, Stormer armored vehicles, Shielder minelayers, and Samson armored recovery vehicles.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2023
Estonia’s single minelayer and three minehunters, none displacing more than 500 tons, are defensive vessels.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
The Navy assigned him to the Oglala, a minelayer converted from a World War I-era transport ship.
—Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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“Minelayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minelayer. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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