The M1935 is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 heavy anti-tank 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....

. It consists of a large heavy steel base plate with a hinged thin steel lid. Inside the lid it has a rectangular steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

container, which holds the explosive charge. The mines are laid at a minimum interval of six feet.

A pressure of eight hundred pounds crushes the lid onto the pressure fuze, triggering the mines main charge. The mine uses either the M1935 or M1936 pressure fuze.

Specifications

• Weight: 27 lb (12 kg)
• Length: 16.125 inches
• Width: 10 inches
• Height: 4.75 inches
• Explosive content: 3.25 lb of explosive
• Operating pressure: 800 lb (362.9 kg)