Type 9 wooden anti-tank mine
- Type 9 wooden anti-tank mine
The Type 9 wooden anti-tank mine was an Italian bar type anti-tank mine used during World War II in North Africa. The box consisted of a lower section box, containing the large and fuzes and an upper overlapping lid with two pivoting wooden covers that sat over the two fuzes. The fuzes consist of a pivoting lever, downward motion of the lid causes the lever to pull back the striker, compressing the striker spring, until the pivoting action moves the lever enough to release the striker. The striker then impacts a blank cartridge, firing it, triggering the detonator charge, followed by the main charge.
It was primarily used at junctions and road-blocks, because of the width of coverage it provided.
The mine sensitivity could be adjusted between approximately 20 pounds of triggering pressure to 500 pounds by inserting small wooden blocks under the rim of the lid.
pecifications
* Length: 99 cm
* Width: 22.8 cm
* Height: 13.3 cm
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