PMN Technical Data

.

Designation:

PMN

Manufacturer:

Soviet State Arsenal, VO GED

Year Adopted:

1960

Operational Status:

Russia - In Use / Production, but is being gradually replaced by the newer PMN-2

Other Countries - Also found in use by virtually every ally of the former Soviet Union (Cambodia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Honduras, Iran, Kuwait, Laos, Lybia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, East Germany, Vietnam, China, Afganistan, Iraq, Angola, Cuba, and with most Warsaw Pact nations.)

Physical Dimensions:

Height 56 mm
Diameter 112 mm

Weight of Mine and
Explosive Charge:

Total: 600 grams
Charge: 240 grams TNT

Fuze Type:

Integral cocked striker with delay arming.

Sensitivity:

1.5 kg (about 3 pounds)

Appearance:

Casing material is a red-brown bakelite body
with black rubber plate or olive green body with
green rubber plate.

Detection:

Visual, Probe, Dogs, Mine
detectors can detect is at 0.5 meters