PMN-2 Anti-Personnel Mine

 

PMN-2 Technical Data

Designation:

Противопехотная Нажимная Мина, ПМН-2
(Anti-personnel pressure mine, PMN-2)

Manufacturer: (3)

Saransky mechanical plant, Bryansky chemical plant

Year Adopted:

Mid-1970's

Operational Status: (1998)

Russia: In Use / Production

Used by/Found in: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Eritrea, Honduras, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua

Physical Dimensions
     Height:
     Diameter:

 
54 mm (2.13 inches)
125 mm (4.92 inches)

Weight
     Total:
     Explosive Charge:

 

450 grams

 (0.99 pounds)

100 grams TNT/RDX

 (3.5 ounces)

Fuse Type:

Uncertain Designation
(Integral cocked striker with delay arming)

Sensitivity:

5 kilograms (11 pounds)

Self Destruct (2): None

Appearance (2):

Casing material is a green plastic body with black cruciform pressure plate.

Detection (2):

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

  

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Sources Cited

(1) King, Colin. Jane's Mines and Mine Clearence 1999-2000, London: Jane's Information Group, 1999. Print.

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

(3) International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch, 1999. Internet.  <https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/landmine/WEBEUR3.html>