P-25 mine
Encyclopedia
The P-25 is a plastic cased Italian
anti-personnel stake mine
. It was developed along with the larger P-40 mine in the late 1970s by Misar
SpA and entered production in 1978. The mine consists of a plastic cylinder with a fuse protruding from the top. The mine can either be stake mounted or buried, although it was designed to be stake mounted. Pull pressure on the tripwire results in the fuse head tilting sideways, releasing a striker into the detonator assembly.
The mine has a steel fragmentation liner, which when it detonates scatters fragments to an effective radius of 15 meters.
The mine has been sold to Iraq (1980), Iran (1984) and to Australia, to whom, in 1986, the production technology was licensed. Production of the mine has ceased, and all Italian operational stocks of the mine have been destroyed.
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anti-personnel stake mine
Anti-personnel mine
Anti-personnel mines are a form of land mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to anti-tank mines, which are designed for use against vehicles...
. It was developed along with the larger P-40 mine in the late 1970s by Misar
Valsella Meccanotecnica
Valsella Meccanotecnica SpA was one of Italy's largest manufacturers of mines. The Company's headquarters initially were in Montichiari and with two production plants in Castenedolo near Brescia, Italy....
SpA and entered production in 1978. The mine consists of a plastic cylinder with a fuse protruding from the top. The mine can either be stake mounted or buried, although it was designed to be stake mounted. Pull pressure on the tripwire results in the fuse head tilting sideways, releasing a striker into the detonator assembly.
The mine has a steel fragmentation liner, which when it detonates scatters fragments to an effective radius of 15 meters.
The mine has been sold to Iraq (1980), Iran (1984) and to Australia, to whom, in 1986, the production technology was licensed. Production of the mine has ceased, and all Italian operational stocks of the mine have been destroyed.
Specifications
- Height: 180 mm (with fuse)
- Diameter: 75 mm
- Weight: 0.68 kg
- Explosive content: 0.18 kg of TNT and T4 (RDXRDXRDX, an initialism for Research Department Explosive, is an explosive nitroamine widely used in military and industrial applications. It was developed as an explosive which was more powerful than TNT, and it saw wide use in WWII. RDX is also known as cyclonite, hexogen , and T4...
) - Operating pressure: 2 to 10 kg