Editing Naval mine (section)

=== Direct damage ===
Usually only created by contact mines, direct damage is a hole blown in the ship. Among the crew, [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] wounds are the most common form of damage. Flooding typically occurs in one or two main watertight compartments, which can sink smaller ships or disable larger ones. Contact mine damage often occurs at or close to the waterline near the bow,<ref name=Reid1996/> but depending on circumstances a ship could be hit anywhere on its outer hull surface (the {{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|FFG-58|6}} mine attack being a good example of a contact mine detonating amidships and underneath the ship).