ADWAT mine
Encyclopedia
ADWAT is a French
anti-tank blast mine
used with the Matenin mine laying system. The mine has the same casing as the MI AC PR
series of mines. The mines has a mechanical and electronic fuze. The mine incorporates a 30-minute arming delay, after which either the electronic or mechanical fuze can trigger the mine. The electronic fuze can be programmed using an external programmer with a three-pin connection to self-neutralize, self-destruct and act as an anti-handling device
, with an active period of between one and 365 days.
The mine is reported to be resistant to blast and mine countermeasures
.
France
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anti-tank blast mine
Anti-tank mine
An anti-tank mine, , is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles....
used with the Matenin mine laying system. The mine has the same casing as the MI AC PR
MI AC PR mine
The MI AC PR are a series of French minimum metal blast resistant mine anti-tank blast mines. The mines can be laid by hand or automatically from the Matenin mine laying system at a rate of 500 per hour. The mines use a clockwork arming delay, which can also self neutralize the mine after a set...
series of mines. The mines has a mechanical and electronic fuze. The mine incorporates a 30-minute arming delay, after which either the electronic or mechanical fuze can trigger the mine. The electronic fuze can be programmed using an external programmer with a three-pin connection to self-neutralize, self-destruct and act as an anti-handling device
Anti-handling device
An anti-handling device is an attachment to or integral part of a landmine or other munition e.g. some fuze types found in air-dropped bombs such as the M83, cluster bombs and sea mines. It is specifically designed to prevent tampering. When the protected device is disturbed it detonates, killing...
, with an active period of between one and 365 days.
The mine is reported to be resistant to blast and mine countermeasures
Blast resistant mine
A Blast resistant mine is a landmine with a fuze which is designed to be insensitive to the shock wave from a nearby explosion. This feature makes it difficult or impossible to clear such mines using explosive minefield breaching techniques. As a result, the process of clearing minefields is...
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Specifications
- Length: 282 mm
- Width: 188 mm
- Height: 104 mm
- Weight: 5.7 kg
- Explosive content: 3.9 kg of TNT