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 ma ...
designed and manufactured in
Soviet Union
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. It is an enlarged version of the
MON-100 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:
Green
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,
olive
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* Total weight: 25 kg
* Explosive content: 12 kg
TNT
* Operating pressure (kg):
* Length: n/a
* Width: 130 mm
* Height: n/a
* Diameter: 434 mm
See also
*
MON-100
Area denial weapons
Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union
Anti-personnel mines
Land mines of the Soviet Union
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