TM-72 mine

TM-72 mine
Type Shaped charge anti-tank mine
Place of origin  Soviet Union
Service history
Used by Russia
Wars Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Specifications
Weight 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 Russian 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.

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