Description
The Mk-7 antitank mine consists of a circular metal housing with a handle attached to the side. The mine body contains the explosive charge and a single or double impulse pressure fuze. The top portion of the mine is slightly domed, rising toward the center where the fuze well is located. The Mk-7 is a heavy antitank mine containing 8.89 kg of TNT, sufficient for use as a full-width attack antitank mine. Although not often encountered, there is a tiltrod fuze designed for use in this mine.
The mine is OD green or sand color.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
Afghanistan Ordnance ID Guide, Volume 1 (2004)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)
