One Step Beyond – Mines – Cambodia – PMD-6
PMD-6


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Mine specification:
Type | Anti-Personnel-Mine |
Length | 190 mm |
Height | 65 mm |
Weight | 400 g |
Explosive weight | 200 g |
Explosive type | TNT |
Operating pressure | 1-10 kg |
Detectability | Easily detectable |
Manufacturer | Former Soviet Union |
Used in | Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Honduras, Iraq, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Somalia |
Mine description:
PMD-6 is a simple Anti-Personnel (AP) blast mine which uses a box design dating back to the Second World War. The mine consists of a wooden box with a hinged lid that overlaps the sides. The main charge is a block of cast TNT into which an MUV series fuze, fitted with a stab-sensitive MD-2 detonator, is placed. The fuze uses a spring-loaded striker retained by a `T' shaped winged pin and may incorporate an arming delay mechanism. The fuze and retaining pin protrude through the end of the mine opposite the hinge. PMD-6M has a steel leaf spring in the lid (see illustration opposite); this rests on the fuze body to increase the operating pressure. A later variant, PMD-7, was also manufactured (see Notes). These mines are normally either uncoloured wood or olive green.