VS-SATM1 mine
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The VS-SATM1 is an Italian
scatterable anti-tank landmine that was produced by Valsella Meccanotecnica
SpA. The mine can be scattered by a GRILLO-128 man-portable single-tube launcher system or a VS-MDH helicopter based system. The mine has six pop-out fins which slow its descent and improve the dispersion characteristics.
The mine uses an electronic fuse with a ten-minute arming delay and a programmable life of between one hour and one year in one-hour increments, after which time it can either self-destruct or self-neutralize. The fuze is an electronic full-width device that probably uses magnetic and seismic sensors. The mine can also function underwater. The fuse has an integral anti-handling device.
The mine's warhead is a shaped charge optimized to produce maximum spall
ing behind armour — it can make a 45-millimeter-diameter hole in a 100-millimeter-thick armour plate.
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scatterable anti-tank landmine that was produced by Valsella Meccanotecnica
Valsella Meccanotecnica
Valsella Meccanotecnica SpA was one of Italy's largest manufacturers of mines. The Company's headquarters initially were in Montichiari and with two production plants in Castenedolo near Brescia, Italy....
SpA. The mine can be scattered by a GRILLO-128 man-portable single-tube launcher system or a VS-MDH helicopter based system. The mine has six pop-out fins which slow its descent and improve the dispersion characteristics.
The mine uses an electronic fuse with a ten-minute arming delay and a programmable life of between one hour and one year in one-hour increments, after which time it can either self-destruct or self-neutralize. The fuze is an electronic full-width device that probably uses magnetic and seismic sensors. The mine can also function underwater. The fuse has an integral anti-handling device.
The mine's warhead is a shaped charge optimized to produce maximum spall
Spall
Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure...
ing behind armour — it can make a 45-millimeter-diameter hole in a 100-millimeter-thick armour plate.