The MON-100 is a circular, sheet metal bodied, directional type of

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designed and manufactured in the early 1960s by the

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. It is designed to wound or kill by fragmentation and resembles a large bowl.

Design

The MON-100 mine body has a smooth, well finished appearance with a webbing handle mounted on the upper edge. It is usually attached to a mounting shackle by wing nuts on either side of the mine body (the shackle is connected to a spike for securing the mine to buildings, trees etc.). The concave face of the mine has a detonator cavity in its center (this is the side aimed at the target). The mine contains 2 kg of explosive to propel 450 steel rod fragments to a lethal range of 100 m, at maximum range the spread of the fragmentation is 9.5 m. The mine alone weighs 5 kg but with the shackle and mounting spike the weight is 7.53 kg. The MON 100 can be command actuated using a PN manual inductor attached by demolition cable to an EDP-R electric detonator. It can also be actuated by a variety of

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(BT) switches including: *MUV series pull *MVE-72 electric breakwire *VP13 seismic controller. The MON-100 will usually be mounted above ground level on the surface or up in trees to give the greatest dispersion of fragments. The mine can be located visually or with metal detectors under most field conditions. Depending on its actuation method the MON-100 may be resistant to blast overpressure from explosive breaching systems like the Giant Viper and M58 MICLIC. The mine is also produced for export to

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Specifications

*Country of origin:

*Mine action: *Material: Sheet metal *Shape: Circular *Colour: Green, olive *Total weight: 5 kg *Explosive content: 2 kg TNT *Operating pressure (kg): *Length: n/a *Width: 82.5 mm *Height: n/a *Diameter: 236 mm *Fuse #1: Command detonated using PN manual inductor attached by demolition cable to an EDP-R electric detonator *Fuse #2: **MUV Series Mechanical Pull or **MVE-72 Electric Breakwire (battery powered) or **VP13 Seismic Controller (battery powered).

National copies

* MDH-10

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, a copy of the MON-100 * KN-10

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

, a simplified version of the MDH-10

Design

Specifications

National copies

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