Gravel Mines - Specifications

Specifications

The mines were typically deployed from SUU-41A/A and SUU-41B/A dispensers, with the dispensers packed into cluster bomb units with between 12 and 16 dispensers in each cluster bomb. A single bomb could contain between 1,470 and 7,500 mines. The bombs could be dropped from aircraft at between 60 and 6000 meters and at speeds of 370 km/h to 1300 km/h. The dispensers would burst at an altitude of between 200 to 300 meters, scattering the mines.

Name Shape and size Explosive content Type Notes
XM22 Quadrant, radius 64 mm 11.6 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive
XM27 Quadrant, radius 83 mm 27.7 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive
XM40E5 Rectangle 45 by 32 mm by 10 mm 0.54 g of Chlorate/Phosphorus based explosive Illumination / Warning "Wet" weight 6 g.
XM41 Quadrant, radius 89 mm 16.3 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive
XM41E1 Square, 70 to 77 mm 9.4 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive
XM44 Square, 25 mm T77 or XM114 electrical detonator Warning
XM45E1 Rectangle, 45 by 32 mm 0.7 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive
XM65 Rectangle 76 by 70 mm 10.3 g of RDX/Lead azide Explosive

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