The Type 3 mine was a Japanese ceramic cased

landmine 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 ...

used during the

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. The mine contained approximately 3 kg of explosive and had a diameter of 27 cm. A wooden landmine using the same fuse was also produced towards the end of the war.

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Pictures of the mine (Japanese language)
Land mines of Japan {{Landmine-stub