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FBM
The FBM is a large pressure-operated AT mine similar to the Egyptian M/71 and Russian TM-46, but substantially larger. Nicknamed 'FBM' by deminers in Angola, but it has no official designation. Sufficient force on the mine collapses the pressure plate and transfers the weight onto the screw-in fuze. A shear pin retaining the spring-loaded striker breaks, releasing the striker. This striker is then driven into the stab-sensitive detonator...
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