PP-Mi-Sr mine
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The PP-Mi-Sr is a Czechoslovakia
n bounding mine, broadly similar to the German S-mine
. It uses either a three pronged RO-8 fuze or a RO-1 pull fuze.
The mine was extensively exported and is found in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Somalia, Yemen and Zambia.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n bounding mine, broadly similar to the German S-mine
S-mine
The German S-mine , also known as the "Bouncing Betty," is the best-known version of a class of mines known as bounding mines. When triggered, these mines launch into the air and then detonate at about . The explosion projects a lethal spray of steel balls and fragments in all directions...
. It uses either a three pronged RO-8 fuze or a RO-1 pull fuze.
The mine was extensively exported and is found in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Somalia, Yemen and Zambia.