Rare mines that helicopter systems cannot readily handle may require a small specialist vessel. Such ships can deploy off-board equipment of their own. Using a specialized hull limits how much of the fleet's overall combat capability is concentrated in a ship exposed to mine danger. The navy still wants to avoid losing it, but the argument is that its loss would cause less disruption to wider operations.
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Specialist mine-warfare hulls and the cost of a loss
Small specialist mine-warfare vessels can tackle difficult mines while limiting the effect that losing one ship would have on the wider fleet.