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No 8. Anti-Handling Device
Booby Trap
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A mechanical anti-lift device (ALD), designed primarily for use with the South African No 8 Anti-tank mine. The device attaches to a bayonet fitting in the base of the No 8 mine's red booster plug. The ALD is designed to function when any attempt is made to lift the parent mine, with the incorporated charge initiating the No 8 mine through sympathetic detonation. The fuze mechanism runs horizontally across the base of the main casing, wi...
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