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PVU-79
The device consists of an actuator rod mechanism, a piezo-electric fuze assembly, two initiators and a housing that also serves as a base assembly for the device. The Russian designation for this device is PVU-79 (ПВУ-79), the designation short for 'Protivopoyezdnoye Vzryvatel'noye Ustroystvo' (Противопоездное Взрывательное Устройство),” which literally means 'anti-locomotive explosive device'. The '79' most likely refers to the year of intr...
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