The M24 mine is a United States
off-route land mine
A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Such a device is typically detonated automati ...
based on the M28A2
high-explosive anti-tank
High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a metal liner inside the warhead into a high-velocity ...
(HEAT) rocket normally fired by an M20 Super
Bazooka
Bazooka () is the common name for a Man-portable anti-tank systems, man-portable recoilless Anti-tank warfare, anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II. Also referred to as the ...
3.5 inch rocket launcher. The rocket was launched from an M143 plastic launch tube.
Operation
A trigger cable is laid across a road. When enough pressure occurs in the cable, two conductors inside the cable are forced together closing a circuit. The trigger cable consists of two segments, requiring simultaneous pressure on both segments to trigger the mine. For wheeled vehicles, the cable is laid directly across a road so that wheels on both sides of the vehicle will touch the cable at the same time. For tracked vehicles, the cable is laid at an angle of fifteen degrees to prevent the cable slipping between the treads on the tracks and thus sensing no pressure.
The rocket has a maximum effective range of about , beyond which it became too inaccurate to reliably strike a target.
The mine is long out of production and no longer in US service. It may have been used in
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See also
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List of U.S. Army rocket launchers
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PARM 1 mine
The PARM 1 (DM-12) and PARM 2 (DM-22) are German off-route mines that fire small fin stabilized rockets. ''PARM'' stands for ''PanzerAbwehrRichtMine'', anti-tank directional mine.
1600 DM-22 mines were delivered to Ukrainian armed services in e ...
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TM-83 mine The TM-83 is a Soviet off-route shaped charge anti-tank mine, first shown publicly in 1993, and developed in 1983. The mine consists of a large Misznay Schardin effect warhead and is actived using its infra-red and seismic sensors.
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MPB mine
The MPB is a Polish off-route anti-tank mine. It was developed by BELMA (BZE BELMA S.A.) with its partner Military Institute of Engineer Technology. The MPB consists of a metal cylinder filled with explosives, mounted horizontally in an adjusta ...
References
* ''FM 20-32, Landmine Warfare'', Department of the Army
* ''Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006''
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Anti-tank mines
Land mines of the United States
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