TM-73 - Soviet anti-tank mine , created on the basis of the RPG-18 "Fly" anti - tank grenade . Designed to disable tanks and other heavy armored vehicles of the enemy.
| TM-73 | |
|---|---|
| Type of | anti-tank mine |
| Designed by |  the USSR |
| total weight | 8.0 |
| The size | 1090 Γ 290 Γ 370 |
| Explosive | okfol |
Content
Design and completeness
Consists of:
- RPG-18 anti-tank rocket -propelled grenade "Fly"
- Interruptive fuse MVE-72 with a starting device
- Set of installation and fixing mines on the ground
The mine is set manually perpendicular to the intended route of movement of the enemyβs armored vehicles and is masked on the ground. The optimal installation height is 37 cm. The cord of the breakaway target sensor is stretched across the intended movement of the target at a height of 0.8-1.2 meters . The firing mechanism of the MVE-72 fuse is fixed on the starting device.
In the event that the moving armored vehicle breaks the target sensorβs drive, the MVE-72 fuse gives a signal to its firing mechanism, ignites the trigger capsule, which initiates the launch of the RPG-18 grenade .
Performance Specifications
- Weight kg :
- total - 8.0
- RPG-18 "Fly" anti - tank grenade - 2.6
- explosive charge (okfol) of the cumulative part of the grenade - 0.3
- RPG-18 "Fly" anti - tank grenade - 2.6
- total - 8.0
- Overall dimensions in combat position, mm :
- length - 1090
- width - 290
- height - 370
- width - 290
- length - 1090
- Working wire length, m - 15
- Protection time, s - 50-180
- Time of combat work, day - 30
- Application temperature range - from -40 to +50 C
- Protection time, s - 50-180
Notes
Literature
- Anti-tank mine TM-73. Guidance on material and application. / Edited by V.F. Mashevsky. - M.: Military Publishing House, 1976