DM-39 mine

DM-39 mine
DM-39
Type Blast mine, antipersonel
Place of origin  Germany
Service history
Used by German Army
Production history
Variants DM-39A1, DM-68, DM-68A1 (training only)
Specifications
Weight 480 g
Height 40 mm
Diameter 10 cm

Effective range 30 m
Filling RDX
Filling weight 300 g
Detonation
mechanism
Pressure pad

The DM-39 is a German anti-personnel, cylindrical-shaped and plastic-made blast mine intended for emplacement under an antitank mine. It is pressure initiated and has a clockwork delayed arming mechanism, making it suitable for its antilift role. A secondary fuze well is located on the lower side of the mine, allowing for use of a secondary antidisturbance fuze. The mine measure 100 by 40 mm with a 300-gram TNT/RDX explosive charge, with three variants of the same dimensions, the DM-39A1, the DM-68 and the DM-68A1.

Both DM-68 and DM-68A1 are training mines with a smoke charge device instead of an explosive one; both the DM-39A1 and DM-68A1 are the metal case versions of the other two mines, which are the plastic ones.

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