Type 59 Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
Type 59
Anti-Personnel Mine
Basic Information
Name
Type 59 Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
Designation
Type 59
Alternate Designation
Type 59
Equipment Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1963
Description
The Type 59 Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine is a cylindrical, cast-iron bodied, anti-personnel landmine that is designed to wound or kill by its fragmentation.
System
Alternate Designation
Type 59
Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
INA
Fuze
Unlike the MUV, the Chinese fuze has a distinctive crimped shoulder and has a visible seam along its side.
Fuze Cavity
One of the major improvements in this landmine, over the Type 58 fragmentation is that the fuze cavity is threaded and has a gasket to prevent water from entering the landmine body.
Tripwire
A tripwire pull fuze assembly which is threaded into the top of the body is copied directly from the basic MUV fuze.
Note #1
The Type 59 anti-personnel landmine is a close copy of the Russian POMZ-2M.
The Type 59 has six rows scored into the body, while the POMZ-2M has 5 rows.
Note #2
Stake-landmines, using an interconnected matrix of tripwires, are commonly encountered at anti-personnel landmine fields protecting fixed facilities such as airfields, depots and troop locations.
Dimensions
Length
INA
Diameter
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 (4)
China
Bangladesh
Laos
Vietnam
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