Description
This paper bodied antitank mine consists of a round asphalt impregnated cardboard container in two halves, flat on the top and bottom. It weighs about 14.5 pounds, including 11 pounds of explosive. The mine measures 10 5/8 inches in diameter and 5 1/4 inches in height. The joint between the two halves of the mine is sealed with tape and asphalt. The mine body is coated with asphalt for waterproofing. On the inside wall of the mine are five wooden slats used to reinforce the cardboard body. In the centrally located fuze well is a MV-5 pressure fuze. This fuze fits into a 50-gram cylindrical booster charge cemented with asphalt to the bottom of the well. The fuze well is closed at the top with a threaded glass pressure plug and a rubber washer.
This mine is laid either alone or with metal and wooden mines. Metallic mine detectors will detect the metal mines, leaving the paper mines undetected in a supposedly cleared field.
Functioning
Pressure of about 26 pounds on the glass pressure plug or the top of the case causes the case to cave in, actuating the fuze and firing the mine.
Hazardous Components
Filler - 11 lbs (5 kg)
Booster - TNT, 1.8 oz (50 grams)
Physical Data
Diameter - 10.63 in. (270 mm)
Height - 5.25 in. (133 mm)
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