T-AB-1 AT mine
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The T-AB-1 is a rectangular plastic cased Brazil
ian anti-tank blast mine
. The mine uses a T-AB-1 anti-personnel mine
as a fuze
. The AP mine is inserted into the body of the AT mine under a large stiff ABS plastic pressure plate. The pressure plate is fastened in place by a number of shear pin
s, which are designed to give way under a pressure of 200 kg. The AP mine under the pressure plate is then triggered, triggering the mine's main charge.
The mine is waterproof and can be laid in water up to 1.2 meters deep. It is shock-resistant and can be laid as close as two meters apart without causing sympathetic detonation
.
The status of the mine is unclear; all operational stocks of the AP mine used as the trigger for the mine have been destroyed, and all production of mines ceased in 1989. The mine is still available for use in Ecuador
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian 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....
. The mine uses a T-AB-1 anti-personnel mine
T-AB-1 AP mine
The T-AB-1 or MAP NM T-AB-1 is a small, cylindrical, fully waterproof and shock-resistant Brazilian minimum metal anti-personnel mine. The mine is normally olive green in color, and uses the AC Min NM AE T-AB-1 pressure fuze. It is no longer in production, ceased in 1989, and all operational...
as a fuze
Fuze
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. The AP mine is inserted into the body of the AT mine under a large stiff ABS plastic pressure plate. The pressure plate is fastened in place by a number of shear pin
Shear pin
A shear pin is a safety device designed to shear in the case of a mechanical overload, preventing other, more-expensive parts from being damaged...
s, which are designed to give way under a pressure of 200 kg. The AP mine under the pressure plate is then triggered, triggering the mine's main charge.
The mine is waterproof and can be laid in water up to 1.2 meters deep. It is shock-resistant and can be laid as close as two meters apart without causing sympathetic detonation
Sympathetic detonation
A sympathetic detonation , also called flash over, is a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion. Sympathetic detonation is caused by a shock wave, or impact of primary or secondary blast fragments.The initiating explosive is called donor explosive, the initiated...
.
The status of the mine is unclear; all operational stocks of the AP mine used as the trigger for the mine have been destroyed, and all production of mines ceased in 1989. The mine is still available for use in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
Specifications
- Length: 243 mm
- Width: 243 mm
- Height: 138 mm
- Weight: 5.9 kg
- Explosive content: 5.2 kg of TNT
- Operating pressure: 200 kg