TM-65 mine
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The TM-65 is a circular Finnish
minimum metal
anti-tank blast mine
. It is broadly based on the Russia
n TM-62 mine. The mines body is made from a thin shell of fibreglass over a cast block of explosive, with a central fuze well that holds the pressure fuze. The original TM-65 used a US-65 fuze as used in the SM-65 anti-personnel mine, the later TM-65 77 uses a pressure fuze similar to the Russian MV-5 fuze.
The fuze is covered with a plastic pressure plate, giving it an activation pressure of 150 to 300 kg. However if this is not installed, the mine will activate with a pressure of a few kg. The mine also has a secondary fuze well on the side for the installation of anti-handling devices or daisy chaining several mines.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
minimum metal
Minimum metal mine
A minimum metal mine is a land mine that is designed to use the minimum amount of metal in its construction . Both minimum metal anti-tank and anti-personnel mines exist. Some designs contain almost no metal at all...
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....
. It is broadly based on the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n TM-62 mine. The mines body is made from a thin shell of fibreglass over a cast block of explosive, with a central fuze well that holds the pressure fuze. The original TM-65 used a US-65 fuze as used in the SM-65 anti-personnel mine, the later TM-65 77 uses a pressure fuze similar to the Russian MV-5 fuze.
The fuze is covered with a plastic pressure plate, giving it an activation pressure of 150 to 300 kg. However if this is not installed, the mine will activate with a pressure of a few kg. The mine also has a secondary fuze well on the side for the installation of anti-handling devices or daisy chaining several mines.
Specifications
- Diameter: 320 mm
- Height: 110 mm
- Weight: 10 kg
- Explosive content: 9.5 kg of cast TNT, plus a total of 61 g of Hexogen (A RDX/TNT mix) in the fuze and booster.
- Operating pressure: 150 to 300 kg
Variants
- TM 65 - original version fitted with US-65 fuze
- TM 65 77 - variant fitted with MV-5 style fuze, the PS 77