VS-MK2 mine

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The VS-MK-2 is a plastic bodied scatterable

The mine is circular and normally olive green or sand colored. The top of the mine has a black neoprene plunger/pressure plate, which rests on a small spring. The mine is internally divided into two sections separated by a small air bleed hole. When the plunger is compressed, air is forced through the bleed hole equalizing pressure in the upper and lower section. When the mine experiences sudden overpressure an air bladder inflates caused by the differential in pressure between the upper and lower sections, this prevents the activation of the mine. When constant pressure is applied the pressure equalizes gradually and the mine is activated, a firing pin is flipped sideways by the plunger into a stab-detonator, which fires the horseshoe-shaped main explosive charge.

The amount of

Specifications

• Weight: 135 g
• Explosive content: 33 g of
  phlegmatized with paraffin wax
  .
• Diameter: 90 mm
• Height: 32 mm
• Operating pressure: 12 kg

• VS-50 mine
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References

• Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006