MRUD
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The MRUD ( ) is a Yugoslav plastic bodied, convex rectangular directional type anti-personnel mine designed to wound or kill by fragmentation.
The MRUD ( ) is a Yugoslav plastic bodied, convex rectangular directional type anti-personnel mine designed to wound or kill by fragmentation.
Specifications
Mine action: Claymore-type directional fragmentation Material: Plastic casing Shape: Claymore Color: Light green, olive Weight: 1500g Fuse #1: Command detonated (electrical) Fuse #2: UMP-1 Mechanical Pull UMNP-1 Mechanical Pull/Pressure Detonation Cord (det cord) attached to PMA-1/2
Demining hazards
The MRUD is usually command actuated by electric detonator, but it can also be set up for tripwire actuation. In Bosnia and Croatia it was combined with a PMA-2 blast type anti-personnel mine by inserting one end of a length of detonating cord in the detonator cavity of the MRUD and taping the other end of the detonating cord to the bottom of the PMA-2. When the blast mine actuated, the MRUD was actuated as well. If an insulated wire is encountered, care must be taken to establish control of both ends of the wire before attempting to neutralize the mine. The mine should be approached from a 90˚ angle (never from the front) in order to remain outside of its blast arc. When tracking the route of a tripwire, keep in mind that additional anti-personnel blast mines may have been buried along its length. It is all too easy to concentrate on following the tripwire, forgetting what may lie concealed underneath it.
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