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Luno
08-17-2006, 07:31 AM
I did find this interesting page when I where browsing the internet for AT-mines
I have never heard or seen this model before. so my question what the name of the mine and where is it from?



The mine is intended to defeat any tanks and armoured vehicles at ranges of up to 100 m. The seismoacoustic system detects and identifies a target at a range of up to 120 m. Once the target is identified, the mine is ejected upright by means of a pyrotechnic catapult, then it is accelerated by means of a solid-propellant rocket engine to a speed of 160 m/sec. for 0.35 sec., and when the mine flies over the target, the warhead detonates. The speed of an explosively-formed penetrator is up to 1,700 m/sec.
CHARACTERISTICS
Container length, mm1,000
Mine length, mm900
Mass of the container with the mine, kg25
Launching mass , kg10
Warhead mass, kg4.2
Speed, m/sec.up to 160
Armour penetration, mm100
Calibre, mm190
Warhead calibre, mm140
Warhead typeExplosively-Formed Projectile Charge
Destroying element speed, m/sec.1,700

http://www.aha.ru/~leokon/images/mine301.jpg

http://www.aha.ru/~leokon/images/mine302.jpg

http://www.aha.ru/~leokon/images/mine302.jpg

http://www.aha.ru/~leokon/images/mine304.jpg


Link
http://www.aha.ru/~leokon/eng/mine30.htm
CruddyLeper
08-17-2006, 07:40 AM
Seeing as it's a Russian testing station i'd guess it's a Russian design... bit puzzling why it's being tested on a Challenger though.
Masai
08-17-2006, 07:41 AM
That last pic looks like a bad PS.
Luno
08-17-2006, 08:08 AM
Seeing as it's a Russian testing station i'd guess it's a Russian design... bit puzzling why it's being tested on a Challenger though.

I can be wrong now but isn’t the tank an Chieftain? And I don’t think the mine is from Russia I think it is English
Macs.
08-17-2006, 08:52 AM
The last photo is photoshopped.
koolkat
08-17-2006, 09:01 AM
It is challenger
Darkovic
08-17-2006, 09:41 AM
Deffo photoshopped. Badly too.
Exer
08-17-2006, 08:04 PM
Looks more like a target plate with a challenger on it.
Nelson
08-18-2006, 11:48 PM
If you think that is cool you should check out the U.S. made M93 HORNET. Its pretty much the most high speed mine in the U.S. inventory
Sabre
08-19-2006, 06:33 AM
I can be wrong now but isn’t the tank an Chieftain? And I don’t think the mine is from Russia I think it is English

If it's not command-detonated then it won't be British. (thank you Princess Di)