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M16
Antipersonnel Mine

Description
The M16 is a bounding fragmentation mine with a cast-iron fragmentation sleeve inside a sheet of steel outer casing. The mine can be functioned either by pressure or tripwire. When the fuze functions, the cast-iron sleeve is propelled into the air by a black powde charge. At the same time, two delay charged are ignited. The delay charge ignites the main charge when the mine is approximately 1 meter in the air. The main charge then expels cast-iron fragments in all directions.

Manufacturing Country
United States

General Information
Cylindrical
203 mm in Height
103mm in Diameter
3.570 kg total weight
Metal case
OD Green
Explosive type - TNT
Main explosive weight - 0.521 kg