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m16 mine wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 description 2 use 3 variants 4 demining 5 see also 6 references toggle the table of contents m16 mine 9 languages čeština deutsch français 日本語 한국어 polski português русский українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia this article has multiple issues please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page learn how and when to remove these messages this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards the specific problem is needs more research a service date range and more in line citations please help improve this article if you can december 2011 learn how and when to remove this message this article includes a list of general references but lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations december 2011 learn how and when to remove this message learn how and when to remove this message bounding anti personnel mine m16 mine a cutaway of an m16a2 mine type bounding anti personnel mine place of origin united states service history in service 1957 present used by see description wars vietnam war other production history produced 1950s 1974 no built millions variants m16a1 m16a2 km16a2 specifications mass 4 1 kg height 127 mm diameter 102 mm filling tnt filling weight 1 lb detonation mechanism various including s mi z 35 pressure z z 35 pull z u z z tension release e s mi z pressure and electric the m16 mine is a united states made bounding anti personnel mine it was based on captured plans of the world war ii era german s mine and has similar performance description edit the mine consists of a cast iron body in a thin steel sleeve a central fuze well on the top of the mine is normally fitted with a pronged m605 pressure tension tripwire fuze sufficient pressure on the prongs or tension on an attached tripwire causes the release of a striker the freed striker is forced into a percussion cap which ignites a short pyrotechnic delay the purpose of this delay is to allow the victim to move off the top of the mine to prevent its upward movement from being blocked once the delay has burned through a 4 5 gram black powder charge is ignited which launches the inner iron body of the mine up into the air leaving behind the steel outer sleeve the charge also ignites a second pair of pyrotechnic delays the mine rises to a height of 0 3 to 1 7 meters 1 before one or both of the pyrotechnic delays detonates the main charge of the mine which sprays high speed metal fragments 360 around the point of detonation these metal fragments have an expected casualty radius of 27 meters for the m16 and m16a1 mines and out to 30 meters for the m16a2 mine 2 the m16 and m16a1 mines are similar the m16a1 has redesigned detonators and boosters but remains largely the same the m16a2 is considerably different having an offset fuse well and only a single pyrotechnic delay element this change reduces the weight of the mine considerably 2 83 kilograms while allowing it to carry a slightly larger main charge 601 grams use edit according to the united states army one platoon of combat engineers assisted by a hauling vehicle was expected to be able to emplace 300 m 16 mines in 120 minutes creating a minefield 300 meters long and 50 meters wide with a linear density of one mine per meter of front 3 the mines were sold widely and copies were produced in several countries including greece india myanmar south korea and turkey they can be found in the wild in angola burma cambodia chile cyprus eritrea ethiopia iran iraq korea lebanon laos malawi mozambique myanmar oman rwanda somalia thailand vietnam the western sahara and zambia the united states retains stocks of m16a2 mines for use in any resumption of war in korea 4 variants edit photo of m16 mine m16 m16a1 redesigned detonator and delay elements m16a2 single bounding delay element reducing the weight km16a2 south korean produced version of the m16a2 demining edit when emplaced most of an m16 mine is buried underground so it can be extremely difficult to spot them visually particularly in areas of long grass heavy undergrowth or other debris the m16 contains large amounts of metal so is very easy to detect using a mine detector but the act of moving the detection head over the ground may strike the prongs and trigger the mine in any case other minimum metal mines may have been planted near to an m16 in order to protect it from mine clearance personnel if long tripwires are fitted the m16 may see the deminers before they find it when tracking the path of tripwires fitted to any bounding mine great care must be taken it is possible that additional antipersonnel blast mines e g the m14 may have been buried beneath its path an extra complicating factor is that some m16 mines may have been fitted with an anti handling device e g placing an m26 grenade underneath it with an m5 pressure release boobytrap firing device screwed into it 5 deliberately triggering the mines from cover using some form of grappling hook attached to a long rope may be useful in some situations and provide an initial way into the minefield before further clearance work begins see also edit valmara 59 italy valmara 69 italy prom 1 yugoslavia ozm soviet union ottawa treaty references edit wikimedia commons has media related to m16 mine operator s and unit maintenance manual technical manual 9 1345 203 12 headquarters department of the army 1995 m14 m16 anti personnel ap mines globalsecurity org retrieved 6 may 2012 handbook of employment concepts for mine warfare systems 1986 united states u s army engineer center and school pg 53 landmine and cluster munition monitor section stockpiling icbl org retrieved 4 may 2015 the minefield an australian tragedy in america s vietnam war japanfocus org retrieved 4 may 2015 jane s mines and mines clearance 2005 2006 brassey s essential guide to anti personnel landmines eddie banks m16 at ordata m16a1 at ordata m16a2 at ordata retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title m16_mine oldid 1377733110 categories anti personnel mines land mines of the united states military equipment introduced in the 1950s hidden categories articles needing cleanup from december 2011 all pages needing 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