The Flachmine 17 was a German

anti-tank landmine An anti-tank mine (abbreviated to "AT mine") is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Compared to anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines typically have a much larger explosive ch ...

mass-produced during the

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. Production of the mine began in 1916 after the appearance of

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and French tanks, and over three million had been produced by the end of the war. The mine consisted of a simple wooden box containing a main charge with four spring percussion detonators at the top which would trigger when driven over by a heavy vehicle such as a tank. It was also possible to wire the mine for manual remote detonation.

Specifications

* Weight: 12 lbs (4.6 kg) * Explosive content: 18 standard 200 g blocks of demolition explosive * Length: 10 cm * Width: 80 cm * Height: 3 cm * Operating pressure: 12,000mps

References

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