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1519-317

Description

This is a plastic mine, with 1 fuze well located on the top. It is a blast type mine and has an effective blast radius of 3 to 5 meters. The firing pin is the only metallic component.

The mine is used for sabotage and destruction in water against divers and as a booby trap device. It may be emplaced by hand or dropped from aircraft.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

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Source(s)

TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)