Technical Information

Names and characteristics of common mines

The Valmara 69, a bounding fragmentation mine which is completely waterproof, jumps to waist height before exploding into thousands of fragments. These mines are found extensively in Angola, Mozambique, Somalia and northern Iraq.
	The PMD-6 is a wooden version of a box or "shu" mine with a two-piece case. The lower section is a rectangular wooden box housing the main TNT charge, the MUV-type fuze, and the detonator. The lid section is hinged to the lower box at one end and is designed to close over the box. In the armed position, the lid rests on a striker retaining pin at the end of the fuze. When pressure is applied, the lid removes the pin, beiginning the initiation process. The PMD mine is normally laid as security against opposing infantry troops along roads, paths, and mixed minefields.
The TM-62 mine is an anti-tank mine that can be emplaced manually or mechanically and in integrated explosive barriers of in homogeneous minefields. They my be employed singly or in groups as part of an explosive antitank barrier.
	The PRB M409 is a plastic-bodied, circular antipersonnel mine. The fuze is a double percussion type with two opposing steel firing pins. The strikers are held apart by a sliding bolt attached to the pressure plate. The bolt has an aperture holding two percussion caps. When the bolt is displaced, the strikers are released and detonate the percussion caps. The only metal components are firing pins and two aluminum primer caps.
The Type 72 antipersonnel mine is small, plastic-bodied device that has seen widespread use in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kuwait, and throughout Africa.
	The OZM-4 is a bounding antipersonnnel mine. The mine consists of a cast-iron body, which is propelled into the air by the detonation of a small charge in the base of the mine. The ensuing fragmentation of the mine body results in a lethal radius of 15 meters.
	The mine body of the PMR-1 is made from cast steel with nine rows of assymetrical fragmentation rings. A black rubber adaptor holds the fuze.
The PROM-1 mine is made of steel and has a smooth body similar in shape and size to a half litre bottle. There are finger grooves on the bottom section. The mine body is internally grooved. The bursting charge is initiated by anchor wire.
	The anti-tank mine TMRP-6 is triggered conventionally by pressure or by a tilt rod fitted to the top. This makes it particularly suitable for use with a trip wire of command detonation. This mine is easily booby-trapped.

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