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Description Arming
The bo o the PMN 's made o olive 9r6on or brown Excavate cav lor the mine to albw 2,4cm o sp i,,-.,
bakelile, the top ha having a rubber cover wh'ch_'s covorag when buried Bemove dotonator plug and inse l.,-:
secured by a thin metal band The PMN has a 5-20 min M}9 dotonator, roPaco y'ug. Place rnino in prepared ho ts
detay to arming and due to the brge expbsive content and palbl covor. Remove saety pin. Cover ar i'::_
iniuriss rom thb mine can often be atal Chinese versbn camoubge the mine being careul not to oxert at
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o PMN b Hack in colour and known as Type 58. pessure on the pessure Pate. The mine will be arrnr . ,

1$20 rnin after the saety pin b remove,d

Technical Specification
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F_rplosive Content 240gms TNT Neutralising

TotalweQh[ O0gms Thb mine be neutral'sed. thE orurard movement
Activating Pressure: &25k5 the striker ""nno
prevents saety pin replacmenl
Detoction: locator (approx. 0.5m) Vsua| Probe,Dogs
Fuze: lntegral cocked stnker, dehyed arming Disarming
Method of Operation Uncover lhe mino checking all around and beneath
boobY traPs'
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When the salety pin 's withdrawn the prossura o the iring
pin spring causes a steel wire to start cutti,rg through a
CAuTlont
lead delay strip (kJenlicath prhciple lo lhe MUV-2 nitor). Do not app any pessure lo tho rubber pressure plale.
Aler a delay of 5-20 min thg wire cuts through the lead
Holding the mine by the bakelite sides on, unscrow ll
strip and allows the strikor to move orward to be retained
dtonato lug and romovo the detonator. Having remove
by a step in the actuating plunger. After thb stago tho
applicatbn o 6kg o mo6 to the possure plate will lhe detonalor the striker assembl can be removed t
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depress the actuating plunger, releasing the striker which

depressing the pressuro Pate to ire the stnter o
through the detonator ori'rcg towards the ground
ires the detonator wh'rch h lum dotonates the main
charge.