CC 48 mine

The CC 48 is an Italian wooden cased minimum metal anti-tank mine that was used during the Second World War. The mine uses a shaped TNT explosive charge to produce a directional cutting effect. The mine uses two PMC/43 fuzes, but these can be replaced with PMC/42/2 anti-personnel fuzes, combined with weakening the lid this can make it sensitive enough to be detonated by the weight of a mine.

The mines were normally laid between 3.5 and 1.8 meters apart, any closer would trigger sympathetic detonation.

pecifications

* Length: 0.28 m
* Width: 0.13 m
* Height: 0.14 m
* Operating pressure: 220 lbs
* Explosive content: 4 lbs of cast TNT

References

* "Landmine and countermine warfare", "Italy", 1943-1944