89. Pot Mine A 200 (Behelfs-Schützenmine A 200)

a. Description. The antipersonnel pot mine A 200 (fig. 108) consists of a small, cylindrical metal case containing 7 ounces (200 grams) of powdered explosive. It is 2 inches high and 3 inches in diameter at the top and has a total weight of 13 ounces. A plastic deto-nator holder, a detonator, fuze adapter, and a Buck chemical fuze (par. 28) are centrally located in the top of the case. This mine was called the "mustard pot" by troops in World War II. A modification of this mine, called the pot mine A 202, differs slightly from the A 200. It has a removable lid with a threaded fuze well which receive the fuze directly, without the nesessity of a fuze adapter, and a built-in metal detonator holder attached to the removable lid.

b. Employment. This mine is laid along road shoulders, trails, and hedgerows as an anti-personnel mine. It is normally buried with just the fuze above ground.

c. Functioning.

(1)

A pressure about 15 pounds on the Buck chemical fuze crushes it and breaks the glass vial.

(2)

The mixture of the chemical from the glass vial with the white powder surrounding the vial produces a flash.

(3)

The flash sets off the detonator and the main charge.

d. Installing and Arming.

(1)

Unscrew the fuze adapter and insert the detonator in the detonator holder.

(2)

Screw the fuze adapter into the detonator holder.

(3)

Screw a Buck chemical fuze into the fuze adapter by holding it by the base, not by the fragile aluminum shell.

(4)

Install the mine in one of the follwings ways (fig. 109).

(a)

Place the mine in a hole so the top of the fuze is level, or slightly below, the surface of the ground. If desired, caryfully place a pressure board over the fuze to incrase the pressure area.

(b)

Place the mine in a hole so the entire fuze projects above the surface of the ground.

(c)

Lay the mine of the surface of the ground.

Note. When laying more than one mine, keep at least 3-foot intervals between mines reduce the possibility of sympathetic detonation.

e. Neutralizing. This mine has no safety devices or activating fuze wells.

(1)

Unscrew the Buck chemical fuze by holding it by the base, not by the fragile alumi-num shell.

(2)

Unscrew the fuze adapter and tip the mine so the detonator falls out into the hand.

Note. This mine is easily detected by any mine detector. If the probing method of mine location is used, be careful not to crush the aluminum shell of the fuze. If the fuze is chrused or pierced, the mine will explode.

Figure 108. Pot mine A 200.

Figure 109. Methods of installing the pot mine A 200.