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The M14 mine blast-type anti-personnel mine used by the United States during the Vietnam War was known as the "toe popper." [2] Earlier examples of the toe-popper were the Soviet-made PMK-40 [3] and the World War II "ointment box." [4] The United States also used the M16 mine, a copy of the German "Bouncing Betty".
Pages in category "Vietnam War mine warfare vessels of the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Each plane would carry four mines. [2] The Mk-52 mines were 80 inches (2.0 m) long and 19 inches (48 cm) in diameter. They were parachute-retarded and intended to be fitted with an aerodynamic nose cap during transport; but Coral Sea had only six nose caps, so each A-6 would suffer the drag penalty of two uncapped mines. [2]
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The mining campaign, by U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps attack aircraft from American aircraft carriers, began on 8 May 1972, and over the next several months laid thousands of mines in North Vietnamese waters. [2] [3] [4] Eventually, North Vietnam and the United States negotiated an end to the war and signed the Paris Peace Accords on ...
Roberts enlisted in the United States Army and served with the 167th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division at Chu Lai during the Vietnam War in 1967–68. [3] After leaving the Army, Roberts went to work as a miner in 1971.
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