No 6 AP mine
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The No 6 is a British minimum metal anti-personnel mine. The mine is a long thin cylinder with a tapered bottom and a three pronged trigger on the top. A metal safety clip prevents the mine being triggered before it is armed. A detector ring can be fitted around the middle of the mine. Sufficient pressure on the prongs will break a sheer ring, and release the striker, triggering the mine.
The mine is now obsolete, and has been withdrawn from UK service and all stockpiles have been destroyed.
Specifications
[edit]- Diameter: 40 mm
- Height: 190 mm
- Weight: 227 g
- Explosive content: 141 g of TNT
- Operating pressure: 22 kg
References
[edit]- Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006
- Brassey's Essential Guide To Anti-Personnel Landmines, Eddie Banks
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