TMA-2 anti tank mine, Yugoslavia

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Cutaway model of a Yugoslav TMA-2 anti-tank mine. The mine body consists of two rectangular PVC halves that slide over one another; the lower mine body in which the main charge of TNT is cast around the three booster charges in which the detonator wells are placed, and the cover in which two screw caps are placed that allow the UANU-1 fuses to be installed. The two halves are held apart by 4 PVC shear pins that break under load, after which the two parts slide over one another, activating one or both UANU-1 fuses by pushing them inward. The UANU-1 fuse is a friction-activated fuse. After the -yellow- push pin is pressed into the friction-sensitive compound -red-, it ignites the detonator, which ignites the mine's main charge. A fuze well for a booby-trap fuse is provided in the lower half of the mine body. Because the TMA-2 contains very little metal ( only the aluminum detonator tube), the mine is difficult to detect with a metal detector.
An extendable handle is mounted in the lower part of the mine body, making it easier to carry the mine.

Data :
Mine length : 330 mm
Mine width : 260 mm
Mine height : 100 mm
Activation force : 100 kg
Total weight : 7.5 kg
Explosive charge weight : 6.5 kg
Detonator : 2 x UANU-1. To booby trap the mine, the UMOP 1 anti lift switch or the UMP-1 pull fuze can be mounted in the fuze well in the bottom .

The mine has been found in:
Angola, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, and Namibia.

Regards, DJH