The XM54 antipersonnel mine is a combination type mine which may be functioned mechanically by the M605 combination mine fuze or electrically by the M1A1 squib assembly. Either the mine fuze or the squib assembly or both may be assembled to the mine. The XM54 mine consists of the XM55 mine and other components. When initiated, the mine pops up and fires, projecting it’s PWP filler and metal fragments in all directions.
No information about functioning.
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)