The CC 48 is an Italian wooden cased minimum metal anti-tank mine that was used during the

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. The mine uses a shaped

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explosive charge to produce a directional cutting effect. The mine uses two PMC/43 fuzes, but these can be replaced with PMC/42/2 anti-personnel fuzes, combined with weakening the lid this can make it sensitive enough to be detonated by the weight of a mine. The mines were normally laid between 3.5 and 1.8 meters apart, any closer would trigger

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Specifications

* Length: 0.28 m * Width: 0.13 m * Height: 0.14 m * Operating pressure: 220 lbs * Explosive content: 4 lbs of cast

References

* ''Landmine and countermine warfare'', ''Italy'', 1943-1944 Anti-tank mines of Italy {{Landmine-stub