Landmines of Afghanistan (15 pics)
There are 10 million landmines left in the Afghani ground after the decades of wars. Here we've got the photos and description of 15 different types of landmines that are mostly used in Afghanistan. Scary.
M19, anti tank blast mine.
Country of Origin: United States of America.
Found in: Afghanistan, Angola, Chad, Chile, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Western Sahara, Zambia.
Weight: 12.56 kg.
Explosive weight: 9.53 kg.
Length: 332 mm.
Width: 332mm.
Height: 94 mm.
TM-46 anti tank blast mine.
Country of Origin: Russia.
Found in: The mine is found consistently in countries located in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia.
Weight: 8.6 kg.
Explosive weight: 5.7 kg.
Diameter: 305 mm.
Height: 108 mm.
TC/6 is a minimum metal anti tank blast mine.
Country of origin: Italy.
Found in, Afghnaistan, Chad, Ecuador, Lebanon, Tajikistan.
Weight: 9.6 kg.
Explosive weight: 6 kg.
Diameter: 270 mm.
Height: 185 mm.
The YM-III is an anti tank blast mine, non metallic. The mine body is completely non-metallic, with only the fuze containing small metal components.
Country of origin: Iran, (copy of the Chinese Type 72).
Found in, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Croatia, Iran, Iraq.
Weight: 7 kg.
Explosive weight: 5.7 kg.
Diameter: 270 mm.
Height: 110 mm.
YM-II is a Anti-Tank blast mine copied from the Italian SB-81. It is of a minimum metal construction.
Country of origin: Iran (copied from the Italian SB-81).
Found in, Afghanistan and Iran.
Weight: 3.2 kg.
Explosive weight: 2 kg.
Diameter: 232 mm.
Height: 90mm.
MON-50 is a directional fragmentation mine of the claymore type, similar to the United States M18A1, MON stands for 'Minnoye Oskolochonym Napravenium', meaning Directional Fragmentation Mine anti persoanl mine; the figure 50 denotes the effective range in meters.
Found in, Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Chechnya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georigia, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaraqua, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Western Sahara, Zambia.
Weight: 2 kg.
Explosive weight: 700 g.
Length: 226 mm.
Height: 156 mm.
OZM 72 is a large bounding fragmentation anti personnel mine developed from the OZM-3 and 4 for greater efficiency and lethality.
Country of origin: Russia.
Found in, Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Chechnya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Russia, Tajikistan, Zambia.
Weight: 5 kg.
Explosive weight: 500 g.
Diameter: 106 mm.
Height: 172 mm
The Type 69 is a bounding fragmentation mine.
Country of origin: China.
Found in, Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Somliland, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda.
Weight: 1.35 kg.
Explosive weight:105g.
Diameter: 61mm.
Height: 114mm
POMZ-2 anti-personnel fragmentation mine.
Country of Origin: Russia.
Found in: The mine is found consistently in countries located in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia.
Weight: 2.3 kg.
Explosive weight: 75 g.
Diameter: 60 mm.
Height: 130 mm.
MS-3 is a pressure release booby trap, based on the PMN anti personnel mine. It is intended primarily for use with OZM-72 bounding mine and has the same diameter, in order to fit neatly underneath the buried mine.
Country of origin: Russia.
Found in, Afghanistan.
Weight: 630 g.
Explosive weight: 310 g.
Diameter: 112 mm.
Height: 65 mm.
PMN is a pressure operated anti personnel blast mine introduced nto service in the early 1990s.
Country of origin: Russia.
Found in, Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Chad, Chechnya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Iraq, Kurdistan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaraqua, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen.
Weight: 550 g.
Explosive weight: 240 g.
Diameter: 112 mm.
Height: 56 mm.
PMN2 was designed to improve upon the PMN, in particular to increase its resistance to blast.
Country of origin: Russia.
Found in, Afghnaistan, Armenia, Azerbeijan, Cambodia, Chechnya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Honduras, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaraqua, Tajikistan, Thailand, Yemen.
Weight: 450 g.
Explosive weight: 110g.
Diameter: 115 mm.
Height: 54 mm.
The Iranian No.4, sometimes known as the 'Mk4', is a plastic cased, pressure operated, anti-personnel blast mine of the box type. It is very similar to the Egyptian T/78.
Country of origin: Iran.
Found in, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Sudan.
Weight: 420g.
Explosive weight: 200g.
Length: 135mm.
Width: 65mm.
Height: 55mm.
YM-I anti personnel blast mine.
Country of Origin: Iran (copy of Italian VS-50).
Found in: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon.
Weight: 185 g.
Explosive weight: 50 g.
Diameter: 90 mm.
Height: 45 mm.
PFM is a small, scatterable anti-personnel mine with a body made of a low density polythene.
Country of origin: Russia.
Found in, Afghanistan, Chechnya.
Weight: 75 g.
Explosive weight: 37 g.
Length: 120 mm.
Height: 61 mm.
Width: 20 mm.
