A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging...
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Land of Mine (Danish: Under sandet, lit. 'Under the Sand') is a 2015 historical war drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. It was shown in the Platform...
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positions as described in greater detail in the land mine article. What makes them different from most anti-tank mines, however, is their smaller size, which enables...
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used land mines. AUPS fragmentation mine BLU-92 BPM-1 HB 876 mine M61 mine M63 mine M74 mine M421 mine MAP mine MBV-78-A1 mine MBV-78-A2 mine MM 1 mine Model...
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is a country located in Southeast Asia that has a major problem with land mines, especially in rural areas. This is the legacy of three decades of war...
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Land mine contamination in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a serious aftereffect of the Bosnian War, which took place from 1992 until 1995. During this time...
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450 kg (1,000 lb) CBU-89/B. Additionally the mines are used with the land- and helicopter-based Volcano mine system. In use the bombs are dropped from aircraft...
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Ottawa Treaty (redirect from Mine Ban Convention)
Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban...
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This Land Is Mine may refer to: This Land Is Mine (film), a 1943 war film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara and George...
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Demining (redirect from Land mine removal)
Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area. In military operations, the object is to rapidly clear a path through a...
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Мина-1, lit. 'Anti-infantry high-explosive mine') is a scatterable high explosive anti-personnel land mine of Soviet and Russian production. It is also...
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Smart mine refers to a number of next-generation land mine designs being developed by military forces around the world. Many are designed to self-destruct...
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The M14 mine "Toepopper" is a small (56 mm [2.2 in] diameter) anti-personnel land mine first deployed by the United States circa 1955.[citation needed]...
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submunitions, which often act as mines Land mine, explosive mines placed under or on the ground Naval mine, or sea mine, a mine at sea, either floating or on...
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bloodier Second Indochina War of the 1960s and 1970s, countless numbers of land mines have been planted in what is now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Many...
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In anti-tank warfare, an anti-tank mine (abbreviated to "AT mine") is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored...
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landmines, led by a coalition of civil-society organizations, mine-affected communities and land mine survivors, operated from 2009 to 2011, until the Knesset...
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large medieval Scottish sword.[citation needed] Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may be command-detonated (fired by remote-control), and...
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A land mine is an explosive device activated by the victim. Also used for an explosive charge in tunnel warfare. Also used in the UK to describe a parachute...
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mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel and other land mines...
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000 land mines laid in British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands by Argentinian forces following their 1982 invasion. Some of the mines were...
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A minimum metal mine is a land mine that is designed to use the smallest amount of metal possible in its construction. Typically, the only metal components...
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dropped) Volcano mine system (various vehicles) GEMSS mine system (various vehicles) Modular Pack Mine System (MOPMS) (a manually emplaced mine dispenser consisting...
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The Mobile Land Mine (originally named "Beetle") was an experimental British World War II remote-controlled tracked explosive device. It was wire guided...
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In the Ballygawley land mine attack of 13 July 1983, four soldiers of the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were killed by a Provisional Irish...
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Azerbaijan and Armenia, the ground in those areas is covered with "carpets of land mines." The region has the highest per capita rate in the world of accidents...
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Self-destruct (section Land mines)
malfunction could endanger large numbers of people. Some types of modern land mines are designed to self-destruct, or chemically render themselves inert after...
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Atomic demolition munition (redirect from Nuclear land mine)
Atomic demolition munitions (ADMs), colloquially known as nuclear land mines, are small nuclear explosive devices. ADMs were developed for both military...
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This Land Is Mine is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Jean Renoir and written and produced by Dudley Nichols. Starring Charles Laughton, Maureen...
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However, en route to the village, Tommy steps with a click sound on a land mine which blows off his legs. Moments later, Mike steps with a click sound...
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