Type 72 (mine)
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| General Information | |
| Designation: | Type 72 |
| Type: | Anti-personnel mine |
| Country of origin: |
 People's Republic of China
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| Manufacturer: | Norinco |
| Technical specifications | |
| Combat weight: | 140 grams |
| Charge: | 51 grams of TNT |
| Diameter: | 78 millimeters |
| Height: | 38 millimeters |
| Detonator: | Pressure detonator and electronic detonator |
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The Type 72 is an anti-personnel mine manufactured in the People's Republic of China , which was produced in versions A, B and C.
description
Type 72 leads have a light green plastic housing in the shape and size of a shoe polish can. The pressure plate is offset and slightly raised. There are three raised markings on the side of the upper part of the mine and one raised mark on the side of the lower part. The only difference between the versions is the cotter pin, which is round in version A, triangular in version B and square in version C.
function
- Type 72-A : When you pull the safety split pin, the disc spring rotates and the three safety lugs snap into the pressure plate. The pressure plate is now unlocked and the mine is therefore sharp. If a pressure of 5 to 10 kilograms is exerted on the pressure plate of the unlocked mine, it pushes the firing pin down. This causes the diaphragm-like firing pin spring to snap down and drive the firing pin into the firing capsule. The detonating primer then detonates the mine. It has a simple mechanical pressure detonator with no resume protection.
- Type 72-B : When the safety split pin is pulled, the disc spring rotates and the three safety lugs snap into the pressure plate. The pressure plate is now unlocked and the mine is therefore sharp. If a pressure of 5 to 10 kilograms is exerted on the pressure plate of the unlocked mine, the pressure is transferred to a microswitch that is directly connected to the electronic switching system. This closes the circuit and ignites the detonator (estimated life of the 1.5 V battery: 3 months). The mine triggers electrically and is electronically secured against resumption (movements of the mine over 10 degrees).
- Type 72-C : When the safety split pin is pulled, the disk spring rotates and the three safety lugs snap into the pressure plate. The pressure plate is now unlocked and the mine is therefore sharp. Since the structure of the electronics is unknown, the exact triggering is also not known. According to unconfirmed reports, however, it should have the same trigger electronics as version B and also react to changes in the magnetic field caused by metal detectors.
Areas of application
The mine was used in well-known war zones such as Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Cambodia , Lebanon , Pakistan , Rwanda , Iraq and Somalia , as well as in crisis regions in Angola , Eritrea , Peru , South Africa , Congo , Sudan , Thailand , Kuwait , Uganda , Mozambique and Zambia .
eviction
Since the three versions cannot be differentiated from the outside after their unlocking, a non-contact detonation takes place on site for safety reasons.
Web links / individual references
- Type 72 at One Step Beyond
- Information sheet mine center of the Pioneer Troop School (Bundesheer)