Description
This antipersonnel mine is a wooden box with a lid hinged at end. The lid fits part way down over the charge container. Overall, the mine is 7 1/2 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, and 2 1/2 inches high. It weighs about 1.5 pounds. The mine is divided into two compartments by a wooden partition. The compartment nearest the hinge of the lid contains a 400-gram block charge; the other compartment contains the MUV pull fuze with a loop and wing type striker-retaining pin. The fuze is inserted into the charge through a hole in the end of the mine and the partition, detonator end first. The top of the fuze and the striker-retaining pin remain outside the end of the mine. A groove in the lid rests on the striker retaining pin of the fuze. Some mines are provided with a thin metal rod which is passed through holes in the sides of the mine near the front. This rod acts as a safety bar and prevents the lid from actuating the fuze prematurely.
The PMD-6 wooden mine is used in antipersonnel minefields around outposts and gun positions, along trails and road shoulders, and in grassy areas.
Note - More modern bodies may be made of wood, plastic, or metal.
Functioning
Pressure on the lid forces the winged retaining pin from the striker, which thus released detonates the charge. The mine may be booby trapped by connecting the eye of the striker retaining-pin by a wire or cord to a stake driven into the ground under it, or by other simple methods.
Hazardous Components
Main charge - TNT, 7 oz. (196 grams)
Physical Data
Length - 7.5 in (191 mm)
Width - 3.5 in (89 mm)
Height - 2.5 in (64 mm )
See Also
Source(s)
Basic Identification of Ammunition in Ukraine 5.0 (2023)
Afghanistan Ordnance ID Guide, Volume 1 (2004)
Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide (2004)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (1963)
TM 5-223A, Soviet Mine Warfare Equipment (1951)
