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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 4 |
| GERMAN LANDMINES, GRENADES, AND IGNITERS |
| WOODENBOX MINE 42 (HOLZMINE) (A/T) |
| DATA: |
| Length: 13 inches. |
| Diameter or width: 12 inches. |
| Depth: 4 1/2 inches. |
| Total weight: 18 pounds. |
| Explosive: Amatol 50/50. |
| Explosive Weight: 11 1/2 pounds. |
| Color: Gray with red band on one end. |
| Material: Wood. |
| Pull or Pressure Required: 200 - 400 pounds. |
| Fuzing: Z.Z. 42. |
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DESCRIPTION. The mine consists of a compartmented wooden box which contains the explosive charge. As shown in the cutaway drawing, a Z.Z. 42 igniter, which rests on a supporting block, projects into explosive charge. (See fig. 227.) A pressure block, imme-diately above the igniter, is supported by a shear flange which is secured to the outer wall of the box by wooden dowel pins. |
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OPERATION. A pressure of 200 pounds or more on the pressure block shears the dowels. Shear flange, forced down, pushes out the pin in the Z.Z. 42. The freed striker, driven by spring, sets off a percussion cap-detonator-booster-main charge. |
| MARKINGS. |
| German | Translation |
| V.B.Mi. 1 | V.B.Mi. 1 |
| bestehend aus; 26 Sprengkörpern ohne Bohrung | consisting of: 26 1928 pattern 200 gm charges without igniter sockets |
| 1 Sprengkörper mit Bohrung | 1 1928 200 gm charge with igniter socket |
| Verpackt, H.Ma. Bg 28643 E 1942'3 | Packed . . . |
| Zugehörige Zündladungen in besonderem Packgefäß | Igniter assembly packed separately. |
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Figure 227 – Holzmine 42 Antitank Mine |
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