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M18A1 Anti-Personnel Directional Fragmentation Mine
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The M18A1 is a US-developed, plastic-cased, anti-personnel (AP) directional-fragmentation (DF) mine (APDF), which is commonly referred to as the 'Claymore'. Overview The M18A1, which was type classified as standard in 1960, replaced the 1950s-developed M18 APDF mine. The M18 was slightly larger, but used steel cube preformed fragmentation, contained less explosive material, and was less lethal. The M18A1 mine was originally manufactured...
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