Weapons

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POMZ-2M

 
Synonymous to : Type 58 (POMZ-2) and Type 59 (POMZ-2M), Peoples' Republic of China

PMFH-1,PMFH-2, Cuba (POMZ-2 copies)

PMR-1 and PMR-2A, Yugoslavia

MBV-78A1, Vietnam (POMZ-2)

MM-1, Myanmar (POMZ-2)

MAP and Model 15 (POMZ-2 and POMZ-2M copies)

PP Mi-SK, Czechoslovakia (POMZ-2, used with an RO-1 fuze)
Description : This is an obsolete Anti-Personnel fragmentation stake mine. Many countries and manufacturers have copied the design, complicating the identification of these APs when found in post conflict arms caches.
Neutralisation : Once armed, the POMZ-2M cannot be neutralized due to the nature of the fuze used in the design.
Explosive Type : TNT
Fuze : MUV family of fuzes
Delay Time : Fuze dependent
Delay Method :
Production Status : Still in production
Used in : Africa:
Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe.
Detectability : Easy to detect
Anti-handling : None in the design
Emplacement : Placed manually
Blast resistance : Unaffected by over-pressure

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