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VGM
The VGM (ВГМ) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, metal-bodied, mine fuze, which has a hydromechanical delay arming mechanism, but no self-destruct (SD) mechanism. The VGM fuze is positioned within the cylindrical part of the PFM-1 (ПФМ-1), plastic-bodied, liquid explosive-filled, anti-personnel blast (APB) scatterable mine (SCATMIN). For further details on the PFM-1 mine, please refer to its separate entry. The VGM is thought to...
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