Land Mines and Booby Traps Field Manual: FM 5-31

by U.S. Department of War

Both anti-tank and anti-personnel land mines were used by the Axis and Allied powers during WWII. Designed to immobilize track or wheeled vehicles, anti-tank mines are normally employed in clusters known as mine fields. The typical charge of an anti-tank mine is six to twelve pounds. Usually they are not dangerous to personnel, since the heavy pressure or magnetic action produced by a vehicle is necessary to detonate them. Antipersonnel mines are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1940453178
• ISBN13: 9781940453170
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"