Description
Figure shows the appearance and dimensions of the Valmara, Valmara 59, and Valmara 69 landmines. The Valmara has a solid safety clip while the Valmara 59 and Valmara 69 have a spring-wire safety clip. There is a practice Valmara 69. The mines have a lethal radius of 25.00 meters (82.02 feet). These are bounding, fragmenting, antipersonnel (apers) landmines which are actuated by pressure, pull, or a combination of the two.
The Valmara and Valmara 59 mines and fuze caps are olive drab, or khaki (sand) in color. Identifying markings are stenciled in yellow on the case of the Valmara 59. The Valmara 69 mine case and fuze are gray, olive drab, or khaki (sand) in color and may or may not have markings. The practice Valmara 69 mine is painted the same as the service mine; however, the markings are blue.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
Afghanistan Ordnance ID Guide, Volume 1 (2004)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)
