TM-72 mine
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TM-72 mine | |
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Type | Shaped charge anti-tank mine |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia Syria |
Wars | Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Syrian Civil War |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6 kg |
Height | 80 mm |
Diameter | 250 mm |
Filling | TNT/RDX mix |
Filling weight | 2.5 kg |
Detonation mechanism | various typically MVN-72, MVN-80 magnetic influence fuzes |
The TM-72 is a Soviet cylindrical metal-cased anti-tank mine. It is normally used with the MVN-72 or MVN-80 magnetic influence fuzes, which give it a full width attack capability. It uses a 2.5 kg shaped charge warhead capable of penetrating approximately 100 millimeters of armor at a standoff distance of between 0.25 and 0.5 meters. It is compatible with the fuzes used with the TM-62 series of mines.
References
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- Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance.
- TM-72 mine at ORDATA