PRB 408
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The PRB 408 is a Belgian
square shaped anti-tank mine
which consist of a polyethylene
case with a handle in one side and a cylinder in the top of the box. The mine contains a high explosive charge, a pressure-initiated fuze, a pressure plate and seven fuze wells but no power source. The mine is detonated when the pressure plate collapses by the action of a vehicle.
There is a variant, the PRB M3409, which has waterproof capabilities can be placed in shallow waters, it is probably the predecessor to the PRB M3 antitank mine.
Belgium
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square shaped 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....
which consist of a polyethylene
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons...
case with a handle in one side and a cylinder in the top of the box. The mine contains a high explosive charge, a pressure-initiated fuze, a pressure plate and seven fuze wells but no power source. The mine is detonated when the pressure plate collapses by the action of a vehicle.
There is a variant, the PRB M3409, which has waterproof capabilities can be placed in shallow waters, it is probably the predecessor to the PRB M3 antitank mine.