Volcano mine system
Encyclopedia
The M139 Volcano mine system is a US
highspeed landmine laying system. It can lay a minefield one kilometer long, containing 960 mines in 43 seconds from a ground vehicle, and in just 17 seconds from a helicopter. The system uses GATOR mine
s, though since 1993 the system deploys only anti-tank mines (originally 1/6 of the mines were anti-personnel).
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highspeed landmine laying system. It can lay a minefield one kilometer long, containing 960 mines in 43 seconds from a ground vehicle, and in just 17 seconds from a helicopter. The system uses GATOR mine
GATOR mine system
The GATOR mine system is a US system of air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, that was developed in the 1980s to be compatible with existing cluster dispensers. It is used with two dispenser systems — the Navy 500 lb CBU-78/B and the Air Force 1,000 lb CBU-89/B...
s, though since 1993 the system deploys only anti-tank mines (originally 1/6 of the mines were anti-personnel).
External links
- Ground Deployment http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/volcano.htm
- Air Deployment http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/20-32/appd.html
- Image Of Gator Mine http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/SP/SP.776/s05/classtrip/display/pages/disp55.html (stated M149, M139 in previous image)