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Type 72
Antipersonnel Mine

Description
The Type 72 antipersonnel mine is a small, plastic-bodied device that has seen widespread use in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kuwait and increasingly throughout Africa. The green color is characteristic of other Chinese plastic devices. While not expected to be encountered, there are two antidisturbance variants of the Type 72. The Type 72B utilizes a ball-in-cage mechanism to function solely as a boobytrap device. The newer model 72C is intended to function both as an antipersonnel mine and a boobytrap device. There have been reports that the type 72C is very sensitive and can be detonated in the presence of magnetic mine detectors. The South African Non-Metallic Antipersonnel Mine, indigenously produced is a direct copy of the Chinese Type 72.

Manufacturing Country
China, South Africa

General Information
Cylindrical
38.5mm in Height
78.5 mm in Diameter
0.14 kg total weight
Plastic, rubber case
Green
Explosive type - TNT or TNT/RDX
Main explosive weight - 0.051 kg