PMK-40 Anti-Personnel Mine

PMK-40 Technical Data

Designation:

ПМK-40

Manufacturer: GSKB-47 (now "Bazalt State Research and Production Enterprise")

Designers:

N.S. Noskov, B.M. Ulyanovym

Year Adopted:

1940

Operational Status (Obsolete):

USSR, Vietnam

Physical Dimensions
     Height:
     Diameter:
     Widest Point:

 
38 mm (1.5 inches)
85 mm (3.35 inches)
95 mm (3.74 inches)

Weight
     Total:
     Explosive Charge:

 

180 grams

 (6.35 pounds)

90 grams TNT

 (3.17 ounces)

Fuse Type:

Uncertain Designation
(Integral cocked striker)

Sensitivity:

8 - 15 kilograms (17.6-33 pounds)

Self Destruct: None

Appearance :

Casing material is a black, dark brown, brown, or grey-brown body.

Detection:

Visual, Probe, Dogs

  

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Sources Cited

(1) Handbook on U.S.S.R. Military Forces, Washington D.C.: War Department, 1945. Print.

(2) Banks, Eddie. Brassey's Essential Guide to Anti-Personnel Landmines, London: Brassey's Inc, 1997. Print.

(3) Marine Corps Gazette, "Red Mine, PMK-40" Vol 45. Issue 4, April 1965. Print.