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Anti-vehicle mine (AV)

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TM-62M

Category: Anti-vehicle mine (AV)
Subcategory: Pressure-plate AV mine
Material: Steel, Carbon steel, Alloy steel, Grease, Paint coatings, Camouflage paint, Anti-corrosion coatings
Explosive Type: Blast
Init: Pressure, Electronic Initiation, Mechanical Initiation
Countries Used: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Angola, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russia
Country Origin: USSR (former)
Manufacturer: Munitions Factory (USSR, former)
Year Introduced: 1962
Weight: 9.5 kg
Dimensions: 320 × 320 × 110 mm
Range: N/A
Blast Radius: 5 m
Status: Active, In Use, Stored, Under Demining
Additional Info: Metal-bodied Soviet anti-tank blast mine with a large high-explosive charge and replaceable fuze system. Designed…

Anti-personnel mine (AP)

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PFM-1/1S

Category: Anti-personnel mine (AP)
Subcategory: Scatterable
Material: Plastic (general), Polyethylene (PE), Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), Flexible polymer membrane, Plasticizers, Liquid explosive mixtures, Liquid energetic compounds
Explosive Type: Blast
Init: Pressure, Mechanical Initiation
Countries Used: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Cambodia, Angola, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Syria, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Myanmar, Russia
Country Origin: USSR (former)
Manufacturer: Unknown, Munitions Factory (USSR, former), Tula Arms Plant (Russia)
Year Introduced: 1974
Weight: 75g
Dimensions: 120 × 60 × 20 mm
Range: N/A
Blast Radius: up to ~1 m
Status: Active, In Use, Obsolete, Discontinued, Stored, Banned, Under Demining
Additional Info: Scatterable anti-personnel plastic mine, butterfly-shaped, contains liquid explosive VS‑6D, pressure-activated, low metal content, highly sensitive,…