The anti-personnel obstacle breaching system (APOBS) is an explosive line charge system that allows safe breaching through complex antipersonnel obstacles, particularly fields of land …

An anti-personnel mine or anti-personnel landmine (APL) is a form of mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to an anti-tank mine, which target vehicles. [1] APLs are …

The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword.

Dec 13, 2024 · A US Department of State notification published on November 20 announced that the United States is providing “non-persistent anti-personnel landmines” in a military …

Jul 7, 2011 · Anti-Personnel (AP) mines can kill or incapacitate their victims. They can be fused by pressure, wire, or command detonation and contain a blast, bounding-fragmentation, or...

Nov 20, 2024 · When a person or an animal disturbs one of those wires, the mine explodes. Modern land mines can be scattered by artillery shells, rockets, cluster bombs and launchers …

(a) Check to see that the mine and all accessories (fig. 2) are in the bandoleer. Read the instruc-tion sheet (fig. 3) attached inside the bandoleer cover before installing the mine. (b) Remove …

The ADAM is a 155 mm howitzer round launched anti-personnel mine system. The round contains 36 wedge-shaped mines which are base-ejected over the target. When the ADAM mines come …

Dec 7, 2016 · These small, inexpensive munitions are designed to be detonated, inter alia, by a person stepping on the mine or by a person touching a trip-wire connected to the mine. They …

Nov 13, 2023 · There is a metal bracket/safety clip around the body, with a wire “ripcord.” Made with multiple metal components, modern metal detectors should get a strong signal when a …