TM-41 mine
Encyclopedia
The TM-41 was a circular metal cased Soviet
anti-tank landmine used during the Second World War. The mines case consistsed of a short cylinder with the entire top surface being used as a pressure plate. The mine has a carrying handle on the side of the mine. It was normally painted olive drab and was broadly similar to the larger, later, TM-44 mine
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The mine could be water-proofed with washers and laid underwater, where it can remain operational for two months.
Pressure on the pressure plate resulted in lock balls being force out of position, releasing a striker, which triggers a detonator, then a booster and then the mines main charge.
The mine was used with anti-handling devices.
A Chinese
copy of the mine was also produced. http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/displaydata.aspx?OrDataId=4693
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
anti-tank landmine used during the Second World War. The mines case consistsed of a short cylinder with the entire top surface being used as a pressure plate. The mine has a carrying handle on the side of the mine. It was normally painted olive drab and was broadly similar to the larger, later, TM-44 mine
TM-44 mine
The TM-44 was a circular metal cased Soviet anti-tank landmine used during the Second World War. The mine's case consisted of a short cylinder with the entire top surface being used as a pressure plate...
.
The mine could be water-proofed with washers and laid underwater, where it can remain operational for two months.
Pressure on the pressure plate resulted in lock balls being force out of position, releasing a striker, which triggers a detonator, then a booster and then the mines main charge.
The mine was used with anti-handling devices.
A Chinese
China
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copy of the mine was also produced. http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/displaydata.aspx?OrDataId=4693
Specifications
- Diameter: 254 mm
- Height: 140 mm
- Weight: 5.4 kg
- Explosive content: 3.9 kg of AmatolAmatolAmatol is a highly explosive material made from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. Its name originates from the words ammonium and toluene...
or TNT - Activation pressure: 160 kg