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The mine rises to a height of 0.3 to 1.7 meters [1] before one or both of the pyrotechnic delays detonates the main charge of the mine, which sprays high-speed metal fragments 360° around the point of detonation. These metal fragments have an expected casualty radius of 27 meters for the M16 and M16A1 mines, and out to 30 meters for the M16A2 ...
Yugoslav MRUD anti-personnel mine (front, accessories fitted). A Yugoslav MRUD anti-personnel mine (line drawing). A cutaway of an MD-82 mine. An M14 mine, showing a cutaway view. The absence of a safety clip and the location of the arrow on the pressure plate clearly shows that this mine has been armed. This is a list of commonly used land mines.
S-mines were typically used in combination with anti-tank mines to resist the advances of both armor and infantry. [3] The Allies removed an estimated 15,000 unexploded mines from dunes by Pouppeville after the initial invasion. [8] The S-mine acquired its alliterative nickname "Bouncing Betty" from American infantrymen. [9]
The M14 mine blast-type anti-personnel mine used by the United States during the Vietnam War was known as the "toe popper." [2] Earlier examples of the toe-popper were the Soviet-made PMK-40 [3] and the World War II "ointment box." [4] The United States also used the M16 mine, a copy of the German "Bouncing Betty".
Cross-sectional view of a United States M2A4 bounding mine showing the fuze mechanism. A bounding mine is an anti-personnel mine designed to be used in open areas. When it is tripped, a small propelling charge launches the body of the mine 3 to 4 feet (91 to 122 centimetres) into the air, where the main charge detonates and sprays fragmentation at roughly waist height.
M. M2 mine; M14 mine; M16 mine; M61 and M63 stake mines; M86 Pursuit Deterrent Munition; M432 mine; MAPED F1; MBV-78-A2 mine; MD-82 mine; Mine A.P. Improvised Type I
Champion Stone Company, Lueder's Limestone quarry mining from the Lueders Basin outside Abilene, Texas with more than 100 years of Limestone reserves, 14 harvestable layers of limestone and over 12 color options. Tubb Quarry, a shotrock limestone quarry located on the Big Spring Mesa approximately 10 miles south of Big Spring, Texas.
M16 mine, an American landmine; BOV M16 Miloš, a Serbian 4x4 multipurpose armoured vehicle; Flammenwerfer M.16., a German First World War flamethrower Fokker M.16, a 1915 German biplane