TM 9-1345-203-12
band and one blue band near the muzzle. The end cap has a
brown ring around a blue center dot.
a. Description.
(2) When an electrical pulse is received, the electric
primer initiates the pressure cartridge expelling a mine stack
(1) Canister mine (fig. 1-20) is an expendable item
from the canister. The stack consists of six dummy mines.
consisting of an aluminum tube and breech assembly con-
taining six dummy mines. Also housed in the canister are a
b. Use. Canister mine is used with the M139 Mine Dis-
dispersion strap and a propulsion system. The propulsion
penser (VOLCANO) (TM 9-1095-208-10-1) in field train-
system consists of a self-contained electrically-initiated
ing in the handling and operation of the M87 Mine Canister
primer and a pressure cartridge assembly containing propel-
and M139 Mine Dispenser.
lant. The canister is painted in light blue and has one brown
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