SM-70
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The SM-70 (Splittermine Modell 1970) is an East German directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine developed specifically to combat Republikflucht (defection) across the Inner German Border (Grenze) into West Germany.[1][2]
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Splittermine Modell 1970 | |
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Type | Directional anti-personnel mine |
Place of origin | East Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1970–1984 |
Used by | East Germany |
Wars | Cold War |
Production history | |
No. built | 60,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 191 g |
Length | 350 mm |
Diameter | 150 mm |
Effective firing range | 25 m |
Maximum firing range | 120 m |
Filling | 110 g TNT explosive ~80 steel cube projectiles |
Detonation mechanism | Tripwire initiated N-172 (pull or tension release) |
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