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China also makes a metal-cased version called the Type 72 iron-shelled anti-tank mine (72式铁壳反坦克地雷). There is also a steel-springed version of the iron-shelled mine, 72式钢簧铁壳地雷. A copy of the mine, the YM-III (sometimes YM-3), is produced in Iran.
The TM-62 is a series of Soviet anti-tank blast mines produced in various variants. It served as the primary anti-tank landmine for the Soviet military. [ 4 ] It has a central fuze and typically a 7.5 kilograms (17 lb) explosive charge, but the variants differ greatly in detail.
An anti-tank or AT mine is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Compared to anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines typically have a much larger explosive charge, and a fuze designed to be triggered by vehicles or, in some cases, remotely or by tampering with the mine.
A soldier examines two inverted VS-1.6 blast-resistant anti-tank landmines. Cut-away view of a VS-MK2 blast-resistant anti-personnel mine. A blast resistant mine is a landmine (intended for anti-tank or anti-personnel purposes) with a fuze which is designed to be insensitive to the shock wave from a nearby explosion.
Five M15 landmines (recovered from a Cuban mine-field) await destruction. The top two mines show additional fuze wells Cross sectional view of an M15 mine, and an M603 fuze, as well as the appearance of a mine with an M624 tilt-rod fuze installed. The M15 mine is a large circular United States anti-tank blast mine, first deployed during the ...
The last 78 PFM-1 mines held by Belarus were destroyed as the highlight of the closing ceremony marking the elimination of their landmine stock. [14] Ukraine stated that its stockpile of PFM-1 mines in 1999 was 6,000,000 units. [15] In a November 2008 presentation, Ukraine indicated that it had destroyed 101,088 PFM-1 mines per the convention ...
The typical configuration of anti-handling devices used with M15 anti-tank landmines. The upper diagram shows a pull- fuze screwed into a secondary fuze well in the side of the mine. Additionally, an M5 anti-lift device has been screwed into another fuze well, hidden under the mine.
TM-46 anti-tank mine with the arming pin still in place. The TM-46 mine is a large, circular, metal-cased Soviet anti-tank mine. It uses either a pressure or tilt-rod fuze, which is screwed into the top. Anti-tank mines with this type of fuze were capable of inflicting much more damage to armored vehicles, when compared to a typical anti ...