X-200 mine

X-200 mine

The X-200 was a U.S. incendiary landmine locally improvised during the Korean War.

The X-200 consisted a salvaged five gallon (19 litre) oil can filled with napalm and fitted with a black powder bursting charge. The mine was either command-detonated or set off by trip wires. The mines were widely deployed with a report from March 1952 stating that over 11,000 had been produced and 800 had been issued that month.

External links

* [http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usamhi/DL/docs/185.pdf US Army document describing the mine] Broken Link


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