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1 TM 9-1345-203-12 TECHNICAL MANUALOPERATOR'S AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUALFORLAND MINESDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is , DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYOCTOBER 1995 WARNINGSWHEN HANDLING THE M605 FUZE, ALWAYS TAKE CARE TO AVOID PUSHING ON THECIRCULAR DEPRESSION IN THE BODY OF THE FUZE OPPOSITE THE TRIPWIRE PULLINGBOSS. THIS IS THE SLIDER HOLDING THE FIRING PIN AND ANY MOVEMENT (EVEN THESMALL AMOUNT ALLOWED WITH THE SAFETY COTTER PIN IN PLACE) CAN PLACE THEFIRING PIN CLOSER TO THE POINT OF ARMING THE M605 FUZE, ALWAYS PULL THE POSITIVE SAFETY PIN WITH YOURFINGERS (RATHER THAN JUST PULLING ON THE STRING) TO AVOID IMPARTING A SHOCK TOTHE FUZE WHICH COULD ACTUATE NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE DAMAGED MINE. EITHER DESTROY IT IN PLACE WITHPREPARED CHARGE, OR ATTACH 50-METER LENGTH OF WIRE OR ROPE TO HEAD OF FUZEAND, FROM SECURE PROTECTED POSITION, PULL MINE FROM HOLE.

2 DESTROY THEDAMAGED MINE BY DETONATING REMOTELY IN A SAFE M18A1 WILL BE PREPARED FOR NONELECTRIC DETONATION IF THERE IS POSSIBILITYOF SPONTANEOUS INITIATION DURING ELECTRIC STORMS WHICH COULD ENDANGERFRIENDLY TROOPS. REFER TO FM 5-25, AND KEEP TROOPS AWAY FROM NOT MISTAKE CHEMICAL MINE FOR A MINE M15. THE MINE M23 IS SIMILAR IN SIZE ANDSHAPE TO THE MINE M15. THE CHEMICAL MINE CAN BE DISTINGUISHED VISUALLY AND BYTOUCH FROM THE MINE M15 BY EIGHT RAISED PROJECTIONS SPACED IN PAIRS AROUNDTHE PERIPHERY OF THE TOP OF THE CHEMICAL 9-1345-203-12 When applicable, insert latest change pages and dispose ofsuperseded pages in accordance with applicable OF EFFECTIVE PAGESTOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 151 CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:Page* Cover0A and B0i thru vi01-1 thru 1-2602-1 thru 2-7603-1 thru 3-604-1 thru 4-805-1 thru 5-20A-1 thru A-20B-1 thru B-40C-1 thru C-60D-1 thru D-40E-1 thru E-60 Authentication Page0* Zero indicates an original 9-1345-208-12 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKB*TM 9-1345-203-12 TECHNICAL MANUAL )HEADQUARTERS)DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNO.

3 9-1345-203-12 )Washington, , 30 October 1995 OPERATOR'S AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUALFORLAND MINESREPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTSYou can help improve this MANUAL . If you find any mistakes or if you know of a way to improve theprocedures, please let us know. You may mail, e-mail, or FAX your response. Mail your letter, DA Form2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) or DA Form 2028-2 located in the backof this MANUAL , direct to: Commander, Army TACOM, Armament Research, Development andEngineering Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-LSB, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. E-mail address FAX number is Commercial (201) 724-4633, DSN 880-4633. A reply will befurnished to , records, and of Army materiel to prevent enemy use ..1-1 Section and , antipersonnel, nonmetallic (NM): M14, with integral , antipersonnel: M16 Series (M16, M16A1, M16A2, M16A1 Inert), with fuze, mine combination: , antipersonnel: M18A1 and accessories packed inbandoleer , antipersonnel: M86, Pursuit Deterrent Munition (PDM).

4 , antipersonnel, practice: M8, with fuze, mine combination,practice: M10 or M10A1; mine, antipersonnel, practice:M8A1, with fuze, mine combination, practice: M10A2 .. , antipersonnel, practice, nonmetallic (NM): , antitank: HE, heavy, M15, with fuze, mine, AT, M603 andactivator M1 or with fuze, mine: , antitank: HE, nonmetallic (NM), M19, with fuze, mine, , antitank: HE, heavy, M21, with fuze, mine, AT, , antitank: HE, M24, with fuze , antitank, practice: heavy, M12A1, with fuze , antitank, practice: heavy, M20, with fuze *This MANUAL supersedes TM 9-1345-203-12 &P/TO 11llA8-3-1, 14 January 1977, including all 9-1345-203-12 PageCHAPTER and , antitank, training: , mine: , mine, practice: , mine practice: , Care, and and , antipersonnel, nonmetallic (NM): M14, with integral , antipersonnel: M16 Series (M16, M16A1, M16A2, M16A1 Inert), with fuze, mine combination: , antipersonnel: M18A1, with , antipersonnel: , antipersonnel, practice: M8, with fuze, mine combination,practice: M10 or M10A1.

5 Mine, antipersonnel, practice:M8A1, and fuze, mine combination, practice: , antipersonnel, practice: nonmetallic (NM), , antitank: HE, heavy, M15, with fuze, mine, AT, M603 andactivator, AT, mine: M1 or with fuze, mine: , antitank: HE, nonmetallic (NM): M19, with fuze, mine, , antitank: HE, heavy, M21, with fuze, mine, combination,AT, , antitank: HE, M24, with fuze , antitank, practice: heavy, M12A1 and M20, with fuze M604 ..2-73 CHAPTER MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONSS ection Upon Receipt of and tools and parts and special of firing device and fuze safety of mine 9-1345-203-12 PageCHAPTER MAINTENANCE of of mines and mine , touch-up, and marking of mines and mine of packaging of packaging containers and of packaging and marking of boxes with light AND STORAGES ection MATERIALS, ACCESSORIES AND TOOLSS ection Materials and Packing ALLOCATION CHARTS ection Allocation OF EXPENDABLE AND DURABLE ITEMSS ection and Durable Items , MARKING, AND STORAGE DATAS ection , Marking, and Storage 9-1345-203-12 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSF igure , antipersonnel, nonmetallic (NM): M14, with integral , antipersonnel: M16A1 , antipersonnel, training: , antipersonnel: , antipersonnel: M18A1 and accessories packed in bandoleer , antipersonnel: , antipersonnel: M86, packed two to a , antipersonnel, practice.

6 M8, with fuze, mine combination, practice:M10 or , antipersonnel practice, nonmetallic (NM): , antitank: HE, heavy, M15, with fuze, mine, AT, , antitank: HE, heavy, M15, with fuze, mine M624 (ARMED)..1-151-12 Mine, antitank: HE, nonmetallic (NM), M19, with fuze, mine, , antitank: HE, heavy, M21, with fuze, mine, AT, components, mine, AT: HE, mine, antitank: HE, , antitank, practice: heavy, M12A1, and fuze , antitank, practice: heavy, , antitank, training, , mine: , mine, practice: , mine, training: view of mine, antipersonnel: nonmetallic (NM): M14, with integral wrench M22 (old and new styles)..2-22-3 Mine M14 grease G-697 being applied to joint between detonator holder andbottom of mine, AP, , antipersonnel: M16A1, with fuze, mine combination: M605, withtripwire and fuzing wrench silicone grease G-697 on mine of tripwire for mine , antipersonnel: M18A1, with and danger areas of antipersonnel mine antipersonnel mine M18A1 (equipped with knife-edge sight).

7 2-172-11 Electric blasting cap assembly M4, with blasting cap M18A1 set up for non-electric for mine, antipersonnel: (inner, intermediate, and outer) for mine, antipersonnel: sequence, mine, antipersonnel: , antipersonnel, practice: M8, with fuze, mine combination, practice:M10 or , antipersonnel, practice: M8A1, with fuze, mine combination, box for two antipersonnel practice mines M8 and 20 of eachreplacement box for mine M15 and M624, fuze M603, and activator wrench M603 metal 9-1345-203-12 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-ContinuedFigure , mine, AT, fuze M603 with silicone grease knob in SAFE and ARMED M603 fuze and arming mine mine mine into packing for M624 packing for M624 , configuration of M624 Safety pin loop should be on right Safety pin left leg should not be assembled inside safety pin and M624 fuze and remove end fuze by fuze with extension burial for tilt rod fuzed AT rod of extension rod into fuze hand grasping fuze (arming fuze).

8 2-442-42 Pull with right hand (arming fuze)..2-442-43 Removal of safety pin (arming fuze)..2-442-44 Remove safety band and stop (fuze is armed)..2-452-45 Antihandling method of boobytrapping mine fuze M606 from fuze well of mine and unarmed firing pin in fuze of water chart for emplacement of mine and river emplacement of mines method of emplacing mines M19 in for amphibious emplacement of mines view of mine, antitank: packing box for mine, antitank: M21 and of closure assembly from fuze wrench , stop, and pull ring assembly in pouch fastened to dispenser pouch (mine M24)..2-612-59 Discriminator spool with accessories compartment cover removed (mine M24)..2-622-60 Demolition firing device for wheeled and tracked discriminator to firing launcher with cable assembly attached to launcher and sighting assembly, band in place and ejection shorting with bipod assembly and elevation and azimuth sighting launcher and sighting assembly with bipod - 9-1345-203-12 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-ContinuedFigure wirebound fiber metal canister metal 9-1345-203-12 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIONS ection I.

9 GENERAL1-1. ScopeThese instructions are for use by operator andorganizational maintenance personnel. Refer to FM 20-32 for emplacement techniques and tacticalrequirements of land mine Forms, Records, and ReportsDepartment of the Army maintenance forms andreporting procedures are prescribed in TM involving injury to personnel or damage tomateriel will be reported in DA Form 285 (AccidentReport) in accordance with AR 385-40. Explosiveammunition malfunctions will be reported in accordancewith AR Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent EnemyUseDestruction of land mines subject to capture orabandonment will be undertaken by the user only whensuch action is indicated by orders of, or policyestablished by, the Army commander (see TM 750-244-5-1).Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA1-4. mines covered in this MANUAL are listed intable 1-1.

10 Included are fuzes, miscellaneouscomponents, and mine mines and related components areclassified under service or practice categories (tables 1-1 and 1-2).(1)Service mines contain high explosivecharges. They are the primary tactical munitions.(2)Practice mines are generally duplicates ofservice mines. They are used for training purposes andmay contain a small black powder or pyrotechnic chargeto give a puff of smoke or a noise to simulatefunctioning of the mine.(3)Inert mines are usually metal or plasticcounterparts of the service mines, but they contain noexplosive element. They are used for training with inertmaterial, such as sand, to simulate the weight of theservice mines and mine canisters, with theirpractice counterparts, are listed in table 1-1. Mines, Miscellaneous Components, and Mine CanistersDepartment of DefenseColorNational StockIdentification CodeNomenclatureIdentificationNumber (NSN)(DODIC)ANTIPERSONNELSERVICEMine, Antipersonnel, NM: M14, withOlive Drab1345-00-096-3093K121 Integral FuzeYellow LetteringMine, Antipersonnel: M16 Series, M16,Olive Drab1345-00-965-0742K092M16A1, M16A1 Inert, M16A2, with Fuze,Yellow Lettering1345-00-799-7391 Mine Combination: M605(M16A1 Inert)Mine, Antipersonnel: M18A1, withOlive Drab1345-00-710-6946K143 AccessoriesYellow Lettering1345-00-926-3950K145 (Limited access)Mine, Antipersonnel: M26, withOlive Drab1345-00-678-9822K146 Integral FuzeYellow LetteringMine, Antipersonnel: M86, PursuitOlive Drab1345-01-243-5089K152 Deterrent Munition (PDM)Yellow Lettering1-1TM 9-1345-203-12 Table 1-1.