TM 9-1345-203-12
depresses the belleville spring of the mine, causing the
1-11. Mine, Antitank: HE, Heavy, M15, with Fuze,
shutter to depress the pressure plate of the fuze. The
Mine, AT, M603 and Activator M1 or with Fuze, Mine:
fuze pressure plate depresses the fuze belleville spring
M624
which snaps into reverse, driving firing pin into the
a. Description.
detonator and exploding it. Explosion of the detonator
explodes the booster (M120) which, in turn, explodes
cylindrical, steel body, consisting of a primary fuze well
the main charge.
located in center of mine and two secondary wells, one
(3) The M624 fuze consists of an extension
in the side and one in the bottom. Primary fuze well
rod, adaptor, delay assembly, and the M607 Fuze,
houses the M603 Fuze or M624 Fuze. The activator M1
which incorporates a tilt rod, safety pin, plastic collar,
may be screwed into either secondary fuze well for
belleville spring, and PA523 detonator.
boobytrapping purposes. A carrying handle is attached
(4) To arm the M624 Fuze, the safety pin,
to the underside of the mine for carrying purposes.
band, and stop are removed. The M624 Fuze will
(2) When armed with the M603 Fuze and the
function with or without the extension rod.
shutter of the arming plug in the ARMED position, a
force of 350-750 pounds on pressure plate of mine
Figure 1-10. Mine, antitank: HE, heavy, M15, with fuze, mine, AT, M603.