Three M18A1 Claymore Anti Personnel, Directional Fragmentation Mines, set up in front of ... (2024)

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Three M18A1 Claymore Anti Personnel, Directional Fragmentation Mines, set up in front of ...? ›

Three M18A1 Claymore Anti Personnel, Directional Fragmentation Mines, set up in front of defensive positions at Australian Fire Support Base Pat, somewhere in Phuoc Tuy Province. These mines are normally fired remotely by using a hand held electrical initiator which is usually provided with the weapon.

Claymore mines are legal for use by US military personnel. This is because the US is not a signatory to the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, better known as the Ottawa Treaty.

The case has the words "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" embossed on the front of the mine. A simple open sight on the top surface allows for aiming the mine.

It's detonated via electric or non-electric blasting caps and can be fired via a wired clacker or tripwire booby trap. The M18A1 can also be daisy-chained for a greater area denial effect. The claymore mine has a peep sight that allows the user to find the general direction of the blast.

When detonated, the M18A1 mine projects steel fragments over a 60-degree, fan-shaped pattern approximately 6 feet high and 50 meters wide, at a range of 50 meters. This pattern of distribution is very effective up to 50 meters, moderately effective to 100 meters, and dangerous out to 250 meters.

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The reason why it didn't receive one was that the anime ran out of material to adapt. The anime caught up to the manga, to say the least, and never received another adaption as it was not able to catch up.

“Directional fragmentation devices” such as Claymore “mines” are prohibited by the convention if they are victim activated (e.g., by a tripwire). If they are “command detonated” by the action of a soldier, they are not covered by the convention.

A Claymore has two killing zones - in a cone 50 meters in front of it, and a semicircle 16 meters behind it known as the backblast zone. If you are in either of those zones and the mine fires, it will definitely kill you.

The front of the landmine is embossed with the words "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY". The landmine contains 700 Steel balls which are propelled by a slab of C4 Plastic-Explosive (PE) and has a lethal range of 50m in a 60° arc from the front of the landmine.

[25] Claymore mines normally propel lethal fragments from 40 to 60 meters across a 60-degree arc. However, U.S. Army tests indicate that the actual hazard range for these types of mines can be as high as 300 meters.

What is the danger area of the Claymore mine? ›

The forward danger radius for the weapon is 820 feet (250 meters). The backblast area is unsafe in exposed areas 53 feet (16 meters) to the rear and sides of the mine.

Physical description. Mine only The "Claymore" anti-personnel mine has a curved rectangular case made from moulded polystyrene, with glass fibe reinforcement, and the words "FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY".

Within 18 meters in all directions over a 50% lethal chance. Within the 60 degree forward coverage zone 50% lethal if it is properly aimed out to 50 meters. Dangerous out to 100 Meters in that 60 degree zone with injuries at a 50% rate. It can Hurt out to 250 Meters with rare fatalities in the 60 Degree fan.

Each Claymore is 21.5 cm long, 8 cm high, and 3.5 cm thick and come with two sets of adjustable legs. The weapon contains 650 grams of plastic explosive, fitted between a curved steel back plate and 700 steel ball bearings in front.

Claymores generally outclass ordinary Yoma, despite being only half-Yoma themselves. In particular, Claymores are far faster than most Yoma, moving before the Yoma can react. Even Clare, the weakest Claymore (at the time), dispatched five Yoma at once with minimal effort.

The act of awakening is likened to the feeling of sexual climax, so while both male and female warriors existed in the past only the women proved to be successfully able to resist the allure of the awakening, and so the creation of male Claymores stopped altogether.

Claymore Mines. Claymore-type mines, also known as directional fragmentation munitions, are among the most common mines in the world. The United States first produced Claymore mines in 1960 and has since produced 7.8 million of them for a cost of $122 million.