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M18 (APDF Mine)

Mine  
United States of America

The M18 was a US-developed, plastic-cased, anti-personnel (AP) directional-fragmentation (DF) mine (APDF), which was commonly referred to as the 'Claymore'. The M18 had a long rectangular box-shaped body, to which three legs were attached. The body was curved, with its convex surface facing outwards. Internally the body of the M18 was filled with a high explosive charge and steel cube preformed fragmentation. The M18 is known to have the US...

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