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The mine consists of a loaded mine body, fuze, and pressure plate and can be used as either an anti-tank or anti-personnel mine.

Body: The body is a rectangular steel container filled with high explosive. The fuze well is located in the center of the top surface and at one end is an activator well that will accommodate any standard firing device with a Corps of Engineers blasting cap. The pressure plate is shaped to the contour of the mine body and is slotted to that it may be guided by rivets in the sides of the mine body, into position over the fuze. A small circular pad on the under side of the pressure plate bears against the head of the fuze.

Fuze: The fuze, chemical, M601 (T9) is a separate unit and consists of the fuze body, safety key, piston, compression sleeve, resistance spring, vial of chemical, deto-nator, and fuze booster charge. In contrast to the M600 fuze, the perforations in the sleeve are smaller and a pressure of 300 to 400 pounds is required to activate the fuze.

When pressure is applied on the pressure plate, it is transmitted to the piston head. As the resistance of the spring is overcome, the compression sleeve is crushed, and the piston moves down to crush the vial of chemical. The chemical reacts with the sur-rounding mixture to set off the detonator-fuze booster-main charge.

ARMING:

Lift pressure plate, insert the fuze, and remove safety key. Slide pressure plate into position over the fuze; center the plate to that rivets in side of the mine are located in the vertical slots of the pressure plate.

REMARKS:

(1) For use as a booby trap or anti-personnel mine, any standard firing device may be attached to the side fuze well.