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MBV-78A1

Mine  
Viet Nam

The MBV-78A1 is a Vietnamese, anti-personnel fragmentation stake mine, which is closely based on the Soviet-era-developed Russian Federation POMZ-2 (RU: ПОМЗ-2). Overview The POMZ-type mines are among the most copied designs in the world, and as such misidentification may occur. In some areas where the MBV-78A1 has been reported, this mine may have been confused with another similar POMZ-type mines, and vice versa. Mines of the POMZ-typ...

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