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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
Service history
In service
1960–present
Used by
United States, United Kingdom, Denmark
Wars
Vietnam War
Korean War
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
Production history
Designer
Norman Macleod and others
Designed
1952–1956
Manufacturer
Mohawk Electrical Systems
Unit cost
$119 as of 1993[1]
Specifications
Mass
3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
Length
216 mm (8.5 in)
Width
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
124 mm (4.9 in)
Caliber
.125, or 1⁄8-inch (3.2 mm) diameter steel balls, c. 700 per unit
Muzzle velocity
3,995 ft/s (1,218 m/s)
Effective firing range
50 m (55 yd)
Maximum firing range
250 m (270 yd)
Sights
Peep sight on early models, later a knife edge sight
Filling
C-4
Filling weight
680 g (24 oz)
Detonation mechanism
Blasting Cap Assembly M4[2]
The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword.[citation needed] Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may be command-detonated (fired by remote-control), and is directional, shooting a wide pattern of metal balls into a kill zone. The Claymore can also be activated by a booby-trap tripwire firing system for use in area denial operations.
The Claymore fires steel balls out to about 100 m (110 yd) within a 60° arc in front of the device. It is used primarily in ambushes and as an anti-infiltration device against enemy infantry. It is also used against unarmored vehicles.
Many countries have developed and used mines like the Claymore. Examples include models MON-50, MON-90, MON-100, and MON-200 introduced by the Soviet Union and used by its successor Russia,[3] as well as MRUD (Serbia), MAPED F1 (France), and Mini MS-803 (South Africa).
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^Operator's and Unit Maintenance Manual for Landmines TM 9-1345-203-12(PDF). Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Department of the Army. October 1995. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015 – via mines.duvernois.org.
^Boffey, Daniel (13 August 2023). "'You don't survive that': Ukraine sappers dice with death to clear Russian mines". The Guardian.
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