hello fellow ammo guys,
Here is my problem:
I have been looking in to the Belgium Antitank mine PRB M3 lately and i have found some discrepancies in the information is was able to uncover.
What i found up until now is that there are 2 main types; The PRB M3 and the PRB M3A1.
The PRB M3 is the version with the concave underside and the PRB M3A1 the version were they have made two boobytrap facilities, 1 on the side and one underneath the body.
The first problem i find is that i also find reference of this mine being called the PRM ATK M3 ( is this just the same mine or a wrong or different name?)
Also in the TO60 there are two types mentioned , both the PRM ATK and the PRB M3. (the PRB M3 has a lower and flatter at fuze then the PRM ATK M3 in these puctures, but i only find the PRB M3 as the version with the thicker and higher AT FUZE. But in the TO this thicker AT fuze (fuzebody, i must say)is placed on the PRM ATK M3.
The second problem is the suggested use of the M30 boobytrap device underneath these mines...
In the documentation i have found they speak of these devices being use often but there is nothing more then a drawing in the TO 60 series and a vague russian site, link posted here:
http://warfiles.ru/show-68260-protivotankovaya-mina-prb-atk-m3a1-antitank-mine-prb-atk-m3a1.html
It looks like the device was ment to be used in combination with the PRB M3A1 because that has a hole in the bottom side of the booster (next to the boobytrap adaptor on the bottom) The boobytrap device has a flat top and this supports the idea it is to be used with the M3A1 version (the M3 has the concave bottom although on the russian site it looks like the drawing has the device placed under the M3 rather then the M3A1 version??)
And then there is then there is the weight defference between versions.... is find to different numbers: 7 kg and 10 kg.
The thing is that these weights are connected to both M3A1 and M3 version depending on the documentation you use.
So to sum it all up:
-What types of PRB M3 / M3A1 are there?
-Is the PRM ATK M3 the same mine as the PRB M 3? and if not :
-What is the difference between the high and low versions of the fuze housing depicted on the PRB M and PRM ATK M3 in the TO 60?
-Is there any more info on the M30 anti lift device? and any proof it has been used operationally?
-What is the correct weight of these mines 7 or 10 kg? or is this a issue because of the PRB /PRM situation..?
-is there any confirmation on the size and weight difference?
So i would gladly appreciate any help with getting the facts right...
regards
stay safe
Here is my problem:
I have been looking in to the Belgium Antitank mine PRB M3 lately and i have found some discrepancies in the information is was able to uncover.
What i found up until now is that there are 2 main types; The PRB M3 and the PRB M3A1.
The PRB M3 is the version with the concave underside and the PRB M3A1 the version were they have made two boobytrap facilities, 1 on the side and one underneath the body.
The first problem i find is that i also find reference of this mine being called the PRM ATK M3 ( is this just the same mine or a wrong or different name?)
Also in the TO60 there are two types mentioned , both the PRM ATK and the PRB M3. (the PRB M3 has a lower and flatter at fuze then the PRM ATK M3 in these puctures, but i only find the PRB M3 as the version with the thicker and higher AT FUZE. But in the TO this thicker AT fuze (fuzebody, i must say)is placed on the PRM ATK M3.
The second problem is the suggested use of the M30 boobytrap device underneath these mines...
In the documentation i have found they speak of these devices being use often but there is nothing more then a drawing in the TO 60 series and a vague russian site, link posted here:
http://warfiles.ru/show-68260-protivotankovaya-mina-prb-atk-m3a1-antitank-mine-prb-atk-m3a1.html
It looks like the device was ment to be used in combination with the PRB M3A1 because that has a hole in the bottom side of the booster (next to the boobytrap adaptor on the bottom) The boobytrap device has a flat top and this supports the idea it is to be used with the M3A1 version (the M3 has the concave bottom although on the russian site it looks like the drawing has the device placed under the M3 rather then the M3A1 version??)
And then there is then there is the weight defference between versions.... is find to different numbers: 7 kg and 10 kg.
The thing is that these weights are connected to both M3A1 and M3 version depending on the documentation you use.
So to sum it all up:
-What types of PRB M3 / M3A1 are there?
-Is the PRM ATK M3 the same mine as the PRB M 3? and if not :
-What is the difference between the high and low versions of the fuze housing depicted on the PRB M and PRM ATK M3 in the TO 60?
-Is there any more info on the M30 anti lift device? and any proof it has been used operationally?
-What is the correct weight of these mines 7 or 10 kg? or is this a issue because of the PRB /PRM situation..?
-is there any confirmation on the size and weight difference?
So i would gladly appreciate any help with getting the facts right...
regards
stay safe