Weapons · Soviet Union · 1941-1942
TM-41 anti-tank mine
anti-tank mine
The TM-41 was a circular, metal-cased Soviet anti-tank mine fielded from 1941, its entire top surface acting as a pressure plate that released a spring-loaded striker into a detonator and booster charge once enough weight bore down on it. It could be waterproofed for underwater laying and stay live for up to two months submerged, and Soviet engineers used it widely to seed minefields ahead of German armor in the war's first two years. Production was discontinued in 1942 because wartime industry could not spare the metal for its casing, and it was gradually succeeded by mines using less strategic materials.
| diameter | 254 mm |
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| height | 140 mm |
| weight | 5.4 kg |
| charge | 3.9 kg amatol or TNT |
| activation pressure | 160 kg |
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