The PP Mi-D mine is a Czech

Czech Republic

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 copy of the German

Germany

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 Second World War Schu-mine 42

Schu-mine 42

The Schu-mine 42 was a German anti-personnel blast landmine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200 g block of cast TNT. A slot in the lid pressed down on the striker retaining pin, sufficient pressure on the lid caused the pin to...

 anti-personnel 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 consists of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid that acts as the trigger mechanism. A slot is cut into the side of the lid which rests on the striker retaining pin. The main charge is a block of cast TNT into which a variety of fuze

Fuze

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s may be placed, typically either the RO-1 or an MUV series fuze.

The mine is triggered by pressure on the lid forcing the retaining pin out of the striker which then hits the detonator

Detonator

A detonator is a device used to trigger an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common....

. It can be used with a tripwire

Tripwire

A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism. Typically, a wire or cord is attached to some device for detecting or reacting to physical movement...

 connected to the fuze acting as a crude anti-handling device.

There are also sometimes two holes drilled in the front of the box that accept wooden pins, either to prevent accidental detonation when laying or to increase the operating pressure.

The wooden construction of the mine results in a short field life, with the box rotting or splitting preventing the mine from functioning. The mine was deployed in Angola

Angola

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 and Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 during the 1970s and 1980s.

Specifications

• Height:
  • With fuze: 72 mm
  • Without fuze: 59 mm
• Width: 102 mm
• Length: 136 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Explosive content: 200 g of TNT
• Sensitivity: 1 to 10 kg