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Claymore mine

Name: Claymore mine specifications
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Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine

Claymore mine is a directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine originating in United States. It was built by Mohawk Electrical Systems. Reported operators include United States, United Kingdom, Denmark.

Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Mohawk Electrical Systems

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Calibre: 3.2mm
Mass: 1.6kg
Length: 216mm
Range: 0.3kmMaximum
Warhead: 0.68kgFilling weight
Width: 38mm

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Technical data

Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Mass

3.5 lb (1.6 kg)¹

Length

8.5 in (216 mm)¹

Width

1.5 in (38 mm)¹

Height

4.9 in (124 mm)¹

Caliber

.125, or 1 ⁄ 8 -inch (3.2 mm) diameter steel balls, about 700 per unit¹

Filling weight

24 oz (680 g)¹

Performance

Muzzle velocity: 3,995 ft/s (1,218 m/s)¹
Effective firing range: 160 ft (50 m)¹
Maximum firing range: 820 ft (250 m)¹

Systems & armament

Sights: Peep sight on early models, later a knife edge sight¹

Programme

Wars: Vietnam War Korean conflict Cambodian Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iraq War Gulf War Operation Protective Edge Bosnian War Rhodesian Bush War War in Afghanistan Sri Lankan Civil War Myanmar Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine¹
Designer: Norman Macleod and others¹
Designed: 1952–1956¹
Unit cost: $ 119 as of 1993¹
Filling: C-4¹
Detonation mechanism: Blasting Cap Assembly M4¹

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"Front Toward Enemy" redirects here. For the episode of The Punisher , see Front Toward Enemy ( The Punisher ) . Claymore mine The M18A1 Claymore mine with the M57 firing device and M4 electric blasting cap assembly. Type Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine Place of origin United States Se
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Claymore mine · Wikipedia revision 1364085344 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
United States
In service
Infobox · In service
1960–present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
United States, United Kingdom, Denmark
Wars
Infobox · Wars
Vietnam War Korean conflict Cambodian Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iraq War Gulf War Operation Protective Edge Bosnian War Rhodesian Bush War War in Afghanistan Sri Lankan Civil War Myanmar Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Designer
Infobox · Designer
Norman Macleod and others
Designed
Infobox · Designed
1952–1956
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
Mohawk Electrical Systems
Unit cost
Infobox · Unit cost
$ 119 as of 1993
Mass
Infobox · Mass
3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
Length
Infobox · Length
8.5 in (216 mm)
Width
Infobox · Width
1.5 in (38 mm)
Height
Infobox · Height
4.9 in (124 mm)
Caliber
Infobox · Caliber
.125, or 1 ⁄ 8 -inch (3.2 mm) diameter steel balls, about 700 per unit
Muzzle velocity
Infobox · Muzzle velocity
3,995 ft/s (1,218 m/s)
Effective firing range
Infobox · Effective firing range
160 ft (50 m)
Maximum firing range
Infobox · Maximum firing range
820 ft (250 m)
Sights
Infobox · Sights
Peep sight on early models, later a knife edge sight
Filling
Infobox · Filling
C-4
Filling weight
Infobox · Filling weight
24 oz (680 g)
Detonation mechanism
Infobox · Detonation mechanism
Blasting Cap Assembly M4

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Size in context

Length: 216 mm
Height: 124 mm
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

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