M16 mine

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A cutaway of an M16A2 mine
A cutaway of an M16A2 mine

The M16 mine is a US made bounding anti-personnel mine. It is often called "Bouncing Betty".

The M16 mine is a development of the World War II era German S-mine and has probably a similar lethal radius of about 20 meters, with more than twice the explosive content of a standard defensive hand grenade. It has a pressure sensor but can also be detonated deliberately or via trip wire.

[edit] Specifications

  • Weight: 3.75 kg
  • Diameter: 103 mm
  • Height: 203 mm
  • Explosive content: 575 g of TNT
  • Operating load:
    • Pull: 1.4 to 4.5 kg
    • Pressure: 3.6 to 20 kg
  • Also called jumping mine as the mine jumps up to a height of 1 to 1.2 meters when actuated and explodes dispersing shrapnel in all directions.

[edit] Variants

  • M16
  • M16A1
  • M16A2
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