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The MON-200 is a directional type
anti-personnel mine Anti-personnel mines are a form of mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to anti-tank mines, which are designed for use against vehicles. Anti-personnel mines may be classified into blast mines or fragmentation mines; the latter may ...
designed and manufactured in
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. It is an enlarged version of the
MON-100 The MON-100 is a circular, sheet metal bodied, directional type of anti-personnel mine designed and manufactured in the early 1960s by the Soviet Union. It is designed to wound or kill by fragmentation and resembles a large bowl. Design The MON-1 ...
mine. Because of its large size, this directional blast mine can also be used against light-skinned vehicles and helicopters.


Specifications

* Mine type: Anti-personnel * Mine action: * Material: Sheet metal * Shape: Circular * Colour:
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* Total weight: 25 kg * Explosive content: 12 kg
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* Operating pressure (kg): * Length: n/a * Width: 130 mm * Height: n/a * Diameter: 434 mm


See also

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MON-100 The MON-100 is a circular, sheet metal bodied, directional type of anti-personnel mine designed and manufactured in the early 1960s by the Soviet Union. It is designed to wound or kill by fragmentation and resembles a large bowl. Design The MON-1 ...
Area denial weapons Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union Anti-personnel mines Land mines of the Soviet Union {{Landmine-stub