The FMK-3 is a
fibreglass cased
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
anti-tank blast mine. It is produced by
Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares
Fabricaciones Militares, the full name is Fabricaciones Militares Sociedad del Estado (Spanish for Military Industries State Corporation), is a state-owned Argentine arms manufacturer based in Buenos Aires. The company was a government agency und ...
. The mine actually uses a
FMK-1 anti-personnel mine as a fuze, the FMK-1 is modified with a pressure cap to increase the activation pressure. Argentina's stock of FMK-1 mines was modified in 2003 to prevent their use as anti-personnel mines, this involved welded an additional plastic pressure cap onto the mine. The mine has
very little metal content, although an optional detection ring is provided with the FMK-1.
It is found in the
Falkland Islands
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.
Specifications
* Weight: 7.1 kg
* Explosive content: 6.1 kg of
RDX
RDX (abbreviation of "Research Department eXplosive") or hexogen, among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (O2N2CH2)3. It is a white solid without smell or taste, widely used as an explosive. Chemically, it is classified as a n ...
/
TNT and
Wax
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give low ...
* Length: 250 mm
* Height: 90 mm
* Width: 250 mm
* Operating pressure: 150 to 250 kg. 300 kg (post 2003)
See also
*The
FMK-5 mine The FMK-5 is a circular Argentina, Argentinian minimum metal mine, minimum metal anti-tank mine, anti-tank blast mine. Like the FMK-3 mine it uses a FMK-1 mine, FMK-1 anti-personnel mine as a trigger. The FMK-1 is fitted with a stiff cap to increase ...
is similar but uses a round case.
*Not to be confused with the
FMK-3 submachine gun
The FMK-3 is a selective fire blowback-operated submachine gun of Argentine origin designed by Fabricaciones Militares in 1974. Around 30,000 were produced for the Argentine military by 1991.
Development
In the 1950s, the FMAP DM (Fábrica ...
.
References
* ''Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006''
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Anti-tank mines
Land mines of Argentina
Fabricaciones Militares
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