Type 93 mine

A Type 93 mine at the Imperial War Museum in London.
A cross section of the mine.

The Type 93 mine was a circular Japanese landmine used during the Second World War. It entered service in 1933. It used a simple fuze with a variable activation pressure, achieved through the use of different thickness shear wires. The main charge could be supplemented with additional explosives buried under the mine.

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