Landmines
Scatterable Anti-Personnel [AP] mine characteristics |
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| MINE | DELIVERY SYSTEM |
ARMING MECHANISM |
SAFE ARM TIME |
FUZING | WARHEAD | AHD | SELF-DESTRUCT TIME |
EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT (lb) |
MINE WEIGHT (lb) |
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| M72 | 155mm artillery (ADAM) |
1-G force 2-spin |
45 sec 2 min |
Tripwire | Bounding Fragment |
20% | 48 hr | 21 grams | 1.2 | |
| M67 | 155mm artillery (ADAM) |
1-G force 2-spin |
45 sec 2 min |
Tripwire | Bounding Fragment |
20% | 4 hr | 21 grams | 1.2 | |
| BLU 92/B | USAF (Gator) |
1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Tripwire | Blast Fragment |
100% | 4 hr 48 hr 15 days |
1.21 lb | 3.2 | |
| M77 KO22 |
MOPMS | 1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Tripwire | Blast Fragment |
100% | 4 hr (recycle upto 3 times) |
1.21 lb | 3.2 | |
| Volcano | Ground / Air | 1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Tripwire | Blast Fragment |
100% | 4 hr 48 hr 15 days |
1.21 lb | 3.2 | |
Scatterable Anti-Tank [AT] mine characteristics |
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| MINE | DELIVERY SYSTEM |
ARMING MECHANISM |
SAFE ARM TIME |
FUZING | WARHEAD | AHD | SELF- DESTRUCT TIME |
EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT (lb) |
MINE WEIGHT (lb) |
MINES PER 5TON DUMP |
| M73 | 155mm artillery (RAAM) |
1-G force 2-spin |
45 sec 2 min |
Magnetic | M-S plate | 20% | 48 hr | 1.3 | 3.8 | 9 per M718 projectile |
| M70 | 155mm artillery (RAAM) |
1-G force 2-spin |
45 sec 2 min |
Magnetic | M-S plate | 20% | 4 hr | 1.3 | 3.8 | 9 per M741 projectile |
| BLU\91/B | USAF (Gator) |
1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Magnetic | M-S plate | No | 4hr 48 hr 15 days |
1.3 | 3.8 | N/A |
| M76 | MOPMS | 1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Magnetic | M-S plate | No | 4 hr (recycle up to 3 times) |
1.3 | 3.8 | 30 modules (510 mines) |
| Volcano | Ground/ Air |
1-bore pin 2-electric |
2 min | Magnetic | M-S plate | No | 4hr 48 hr 15 days |
1.3 | 3.8 | 160 canisters (800 mines) |
Refence FM 20-32, page 6-4
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