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M3 (APF Mine)

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United States of America

The M3 is a box-like, cast iron-bodied, anti-personnel fragmentation (APF) mine dating back to the Second World War (WW2). The M3 mine was originally fitted with the M3 series of combination fuzes, though the later M7 combination fuze series would also be used. The M3 mine was used in Italy and Northwest Europe during the Second World War, but most were cleared soon after. It was also used in the Pacific campaign, and may still be encounter...

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