AT-8 (Cuban mine)
Encyclopedia
The AT-8 or Cuban anti-tank mine is a square green plastic cased anti-tank mine
. It is a scaled up version of the Cuba
n anti-personnel mine. The mine consists of a plastic ribbed hinged upper case which rests on the fuzes placed into the lower platic case. When enough pressure is placed on the upper lid the strikers are released from the fuzes. This triggers the main charge, which consists of up to twenty 400 g blocks of TNT. The mine is fitted with MUV or RO-1 type fuzes.
The mine is found in Angola
, Nicaragua
and possibly Cuba
.
Anti-tank mine
An anti-tank mine, , is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles....
. It is a scaled up version of the Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n anti-personnel mine. The mine consists of a plastic ribbed hinged upper case which rests on the fuzes placed into the lower platic case. When enough pressure is placed on the upper lid the strikers are released from the fuzes. This triggers the main charge, which consists of up to twenty 400 g blocks of TNT. The mine is fitted with MUV or RO-1 type fuzes.
The mine is found in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
and possibly Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
Specifications
- Weight: 9 kg
- Explosive content: 8 kg (20 × 400 g TNT blocks)
- Length: 338 mm
- Height: 117 mm (un-armed)
- Width: 227 mm
- Operating pressure: 50 to 100 kg (estimated), possibly as low as 1 kg without the shear pins.