YaM-5 box mine

The YaM-5 (anti-tank mine 5 kilograms) was a Soviet wooden cased anti-tank blast mine. Several different variants of the mine were produced using differing varieties of wood. The mine consists of a rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid that overlaps the front of the mine. A slot in the hinged lid's side through which an MUV pull fuse is placed. A wooden pressure bar is sometimes used on the edge of the lid above the slot. A nail is placed horizontally through the loop of the MUV fuse's striker retaining pin and two loops on the bottom of the lid's slot.

A YaM-10 was also produced, it was simply a scaled up version of the YaM-5.

The wooden case was normally painted olive green, gray or white.

The mine was frequently used with anti-handling devices.

Downward pressure on the lid causes forces the nail downwards, withdrawing the striker retaining pin, detonating the mine.

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References

* "TM 5-223, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment"
* "Pamphlet No. 30-50-1, Handbook on the Soviet Army"

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