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in the early 1950s, Guy C. Throner had independently come up with a design for a
Claymore-like mine. He worked with Don Kennedy and the two men submitted a 30-page proposal in response to Picatinny's RFP. They were awarded a $ 375,000 development contract to improve the Claymore design. The Picatinny
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By the spring of 1956, Aerojet had a near-final design. It was awarded a pre-production contract for 1,000 M18A1 Claymores, designated T-48E1 during testing. The initial versions of the mine used two pairs of wire legs produced from number 9 (3 mm) wire. Later when production was ramped up, the
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The M18A1 Claymore mine has a horizontally convex gray-green plastic case (inert training versions are light blue or green with a light blue band). The shape was developed through experimentation to deliver the optimum distribution of fragments at 50 m (55 yd) range. The case has the words
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is the training and practice version of the M18A1 Claymore. Some inert mines were green with a light blue band. It does not contain an explosive or pyrotechnic filler of any kind. It is packed in a
Claymore bag with inert M10 simulated detonator cap wire, an M57 "clacker" firing control, and an M40
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PADMINE is an anti-personnel directional fragmentation mine produced by the United
Kingdom, similar to the Claymore in cosmetic design with two swivelling legs, inserted into soft-ground. Its lethality out to 50 meters arrives in the form of 650 steel balls and it is activated by remote control or
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Testing concluded that the mine was effective out to approximately 110 yards (100 m), being capable of hitting 10% of the attacking force. At 55 yards (50 m), this increased to 30%. The development project completed, the
Aerojet team sent the project back to Picatinny. The Arsenal bid it
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Technical challenges to overcome included developing a case to contain the corrosive C-3 explosive that would be durable enough to withstand months of field handling in wide temperature ranges. Using dyes to test various plastics for leaks, they found a suitable plastic called Durex 1661½, which
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device, which would allow the user to look down from above and see the sight picture. After locating a suitably low-cost device, the engineers found that fumes from either the C-3 explosive or the cement used to glue the sight to the top of the mine corroded the plastic mirrors, rendering them
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Early pre-production mines were triggered using a battery pack, which had been used with the M18. This was found to be undesirable for a number of reasons. Bill
Kincheloe came up with the idea of using a "Tiny Tim" toggle generator, of the type used with a number of Navy rockets. Originally an
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MacLeod applied for a patent for the mine on 18 January 1956, and was granted it in
February 1961. The patent was later the subject of a civil court case between MacLeod, the Army, and Aerojet, which further developed the Claymore design. MacLeod's case collapsed when photographs of the German
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The requirement for kinetic energy was based on the fact that 58-foot pounds is required to deliver a potentially lethal injury. Given the requirements of weight and fragment density, approximately 700 fragments were needed, with the ability to aim the mine with an accuracy of around two feet
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In early 2015, the U.S. Army began testing a smaller version of the
Claymore called the Mini-Multi-Purpose Infantry Munition (M-MPIMS). It weighs 2 lb (0.91 kg) and has a 50 m (160 ft) effective range, similar to the full-size Claymore. At its optimized range of 30 m
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The M18 was 9.25-inch (235 mm) long and 3.27-inch (83 mm) high, held in a plastic case with three folding spike legs on the bottom. An electrical blasting cap for triggering the mine was inserted through a small hole in the side. Internally the mine consisted of a layer of 12-ounce
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When the M18A1 is detonated, the explosion drives the matrix forward, out of the mine at a velocity of 1,200 m/s (3,937 ft/s), at the same time breaking it into individual fragments. The steel balls are projected in a 60° fan-shaped pattern that is 2.0 metres (6.6 ft) high and
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took the concept from the
Canadian weapon and asked Norman MacLeod to develop it, or if he developed the design independently and presented it to them. MacLeod designed a weapon called the T-48; broadly similar to the final M18A1, it lacked a number of the design details that made the M18A1
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Picatinny, the United States Army accepted the weapon into service as the M18 Claymore and approximately 10,000 were produced. It was used in small numbers in Vietnam from around 1961. It was not until the improved M18A1 was developed that the Claymore became a widely used weapon.
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projectile. These fragments are moderately effective up to a range of 100 m (110 yd), with a hit probability of around 10% on a prone man-sized 1.3-square-foot (0.12 m) target. The fragments can travel up to 250 m (270 yd). The optimum effective range is 50 m
429:"FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" embossed on the front of the mine. A simple open sight on the top surface allows for aiming the mine. Two pairs of scissor legs attached to the bottom support the mine and allow it to be aimed vertically. On both sides of the sight are fuse wells set at 45 degrees.
505:, a German. When a sheet of explosive detonates in contact with a heavy backing surface (for example, a metal plate), the resulting blast is primarily directed away from the surface in a single direction. Schardin spent some time developing the discovery as a side-attack
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A second problem was the curvature of the mine. This was determined experimentally by
Bledsoe, through a large number of test firings. After Bledsoe left the project to work at the Rheem corporation, William Kincheloe, another engineer, came onto the Claymore project.
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Minor modifications were made to the mine during its service. A layer of tinfoil was added between the fragmentation matrix and the explosive. This slightly improves the fragment velocity, and protects the steel fragments from the corrosive explosive. A
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The M18 directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine, developed by Cardoen of Chile, contains 626 grams of explosives, surrounded by 607 AP fragmentation units providing a 60 degree arc of fire, with a 50-250 meters lethal range.
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explosive that is poured rather than packed for more uniform distribution results in more consistent blast pattern. Rear-safety distance has been decreased to 15 m (49 ft) and shelf life has been increased to 25 years.
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The M68 kit is designed to familiarize personnel with the placement and arming of a real M18 directional mine. It comes with all the components of a real Claymore kit packed in an M7 bandolier. The light blue or black plastic
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aluminum box was used to hold the generator. Later a Philadelphia company, Molded Plastic Insulation Company, took over the manufacture of the firing device for the first large-scale production run producing a plastic device.
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into fragments when hit by the shock of the explosion; the fragments were neither aerodynamic enough nor large enough to perform effectively. Secondly, the blast "leaked" between the balls, reducing their velocity.
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Italy produces the DAF M6 and DAF M7 directional fragmentation mines, weighing 18 and 10 kilograms respectively, with trip wire or remote control detonation. Their appearance is similar to the Claymore mine.
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655:-inch (3.2 mm) steel "gingle" balls, which were used in the foundry process. They did not spall from the shock of the explosive, but deformed into a useful aerodynamic shape similar to a
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The mine can be detonated by any mechanism that activates the blasting cap. There are field-expedient methods of detonating the mine by tripwire, or by a timer, but these are rarely used.
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explosive. It was too large to be a practical infantry weapon and was relatively ineffective, with a maximum effective range of only 20 to 30 yards (about 20 to 30 meters).
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weapon, but development was incomplete at the end of the war. Schardin also spent time researching a "trench mine" that used a directional fragmentation effect.
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50 m (55 yd) wide at a range of 50 m (55 yd). The force of the explosion deforms the relatively soft steel balls into a shape similar to a
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K440, slightly smaller than the Claymore with 770 fragments.
1486:"LI-12/Truppmina-12 Swedish anti-personnel "Claymore" mine"
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AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response
280:-inch (3.2 mm) diameter steel balls, c. 700 per unit
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together, one firing device can detonate several mines.
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The weapon and all its accessories are carried in an M7
30:"Front Toward Enemy" redirects here. For the episode of
853:(Directional Charge) VP 88, "heavier" VP 84 and VP 2010
362:. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a
1304:"Patent 2,972,949 ANTI-PERSONNEL FRAGMENTATION WEAPON"
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RPGs, grenades and dummies: 9 soldier-tested gadgets
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561:Trenchmine prototype were produced as evidence of
1411:. Floro International Corporation. Archived from
381:and as an anti-infiltration device against enemy
1464:"FFV-013 Swedish anti-personnel "Claymore" mine"
1319:"Engineering the Nonlethal Artillery Projectile"
764:International directional fragmentation AP mines
525:Following the massed Chinese attacks during the
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1172:Claymore mines, Their History and Development
645:Kincheloe immediately suggested using softer
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1518:ANTIPERSONNEL MINE M18A1 AND M18 (CLAYMORE)
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1362:"Army|Air Force|Navy|Chinese Defense Blog"
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742:Mini-Multi-Purpose Infantry Munition
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521:Images from the 1956 Macleod patent
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2047:Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle
1351:– Militarytimes.com, 6 April 2015
1269:from the original on 5 April 2018
1229:Boffey, Daniel (13 August 2023).
2135:MK-19 automatic grenade launcher
2125:M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW)
1726:CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
1218:– via mines.duvernois.org.
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2110:M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapon
1893:AGM-130 Powered Standoff Weapon
1716:GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II
1934:BQM-167 Subscale Aerial Target
303:Maximum firing range
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735:M33 Inert Anti-Personnel Mine
659:projectile. Using a homemade
364:large medieval Scottish sword
2042:M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle
1996:USAF Pilot's Survival Knife
174:Russian invasion of Ukraine
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1736:CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
1706:GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
385:. It is also used against
360:United States Armed Forces
70:Directional fragmentation
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2172:Physical Training Uniform
2120:M67 Fragmentation Grenade
2094:Remington 870 MCS shotgun
2074:M2HB Browning machine gun
1701:GBU-31, GB-32, GB-38 JDAM
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239:216 mm (8.5 in)
231:3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
207:Mohawk Electrical Systems
191:Norman Macleod and others
144:Operation Protective Edge
78:Place of origin
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2037:M24 sniper weapon system
1170:Larry Grupp (May 1993).
615:delivered to the target.
344:Blasting Cap Assembly M4
306:250 m (270 yd)
247:38 mm (1.5 in)
682:places a Claymore mine.
332:680 g (24 oz)
2084:M249 light machine gun
1409:"Anti-Personnel Mines"
1263:www.globalsecurity.org
728:M68 Inert Training Kit
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2175:Service Dress Uniform
2160:Airman Battle Uniform
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1746:BLU-116 Bunker Buster
1711:GBU-44/B Viper Strike
757:insensitive munitions
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2205:Anti-personnel mines
2130:M79 grenade launcher
1331:on January 27, 2007.
1317:Stephen G. Floroff.
286:Muzzle velocity
164:Sri Lankan Civil War
36:Front Toward Enemy (
2165:Army Combat Uniform
2115:M18A1 Claymore Mine
1590:AN/GSQ-272 Sentinel
1585:AN/USQ-163 Falconer
1038:Försvarsladdning 21
553:(the forerunner of
356:anti-personnel mine
329:Filling weight
124:Cambodian Civil War
72:anti-personnel mine
1992:MP5 submachine gun
1944:QF-4 Aerial Target
1691:GBU-27 Paveway III
1686:GBU-24 Paveway III
1524:GlobalSecurity.org
1444:on 18 January 2018
1347:2015-04-08 at the
1041:LI-12/Truppmina 12
989:Shrapnel mine No 2
738:circuit test kit.
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1174:. Paladin Press.
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701:knife blade sight
583:Picatinny Arsenal
538:Picatinny Arsenal
354:is a directional
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129:Soviet–Afghan War
16:(Redirected from
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1756:B83 nuclear bomb
1751:B61 nuclear bomb
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485:Development
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448:epoxy resin
424:Description
418:Mini MS-803
149:Bosnian War
114:Vietnam War
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1987:M17 Pistol
1977:M11 Pistol
1957:Small arms
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1642:Munitions
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1096:: MDH-C40
1073:Arms Tech
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893:Pakistan
867:: IHR-60
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581:In 1954
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