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Type 59 (APF Mine)

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China

The Type 59 is an anti-personnel fragmentation (APF) stake mine that is similar to the Russian POMZ-2M. The Type 59 mine features an externally grooved body to enhance fragmentation; with six rows of 'blocks', rather than the five found on the original Russian mine. The Type 59 and POMZ-like stake mines are very similar and it is likely that the country of origin has been misreported in some instances. It should be noted that the Type 59...

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