TMD-40 mine
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The TMD-40 was a wooden cased Soviet anti-tank blast mine used during the Second World War. The mine consisted of a rectangular wooden box which contained a detonator assembly at each end and seven 400 gram and four 200 gram blocks of explosive. The fuse assemblies consist of a lever device which when pressed downward by pressure pieces attached to the lid of the mine, see-saws upward pulling the striker retaining pin from a pull detonator. The main charge is then triggered.
[edit] Specifications
- Weight: 5 kg or 6.9 kg depending on source
- Explosive content: 3.6 kg
- Height: 10 cm approx
- Length: 60 cm approx
- Operating pressure: 80 to 250 kg depending on source
