Type A Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
Type A
Anti-Personnel Mine
Other
Basic Information
Name
Type A Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
Designation
Type A
Alternate Designation
Type A
Equipment Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1962
Description
The Type A Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine is a high-explosive (HE), anti-personnel, electronic, blast landmine with an electronic timer self-destruct (SD) and anti-opening feature.
System
Alternate Designation
Type A
Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
INA
Design
The landmine body is made of olive green plastic.
Detonator
The landmine uses a capacitor discharge firing circuit to initiate the detonator when one of three triggers occur.
Pressure Plate
The pressure plate is depressed, the cover retaining ring is unscrewed (anti-open) or a multi-day self-destruct (SD) timer runs out will initiate the main charge.
Arming
An aluminum arming plunger is inserted into a hole in the side of the landmine body.
Note
A man-pack rocket launcher dispenser is used to disperse the landmines.
The rocket has 36 Type A landmines placed in 12 layers of 3 landmines each.
Dimensions
Diameter
INA
Height
INA
Weight
INA
Image Sources
Details
Country of Origin
China
Category
Landmines
Land > Infantry Weapons > Landmines
Filter Label
T
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
China
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