水雷侦察并不是一个新概念。在水雷战历史中,几乎每一次反水雷作战都伴随着水雷侦察作战的踪迹。其中最为典型的战例,当属二次大战中英国对磁性水雷的成功侦察。当时,磁性水雷首次被德军使用,对英国的海上运输线造成了极大威胁,而打破这一海上封锁,就开始于一次成功的水雷侦察。英军一名海军少校,机智勇敢地 Mine reconnaissance is not a new concept. In the history of mine warfare, almost every anti-mine war effort has been accompanied by the mines’ reconnaissance operations. One of the most typical examples is the successful British reconnaissance of magnetic mines in World War II. At the time, magnetic mines were first used by the Germans, posing a tremendous threat to Britain’s maritime transport routes. Breaking this maritime blockade began with a successful mine investigation. A British naval major, witty and courageous