TM 9-1345-203-12
(2) Non-electric firing.
3 Reverse shipping plug priming adapter and
screw plug end of shipping plug priming
Materials required.
(a)
adapter into mine.
1 Cap, blasting: special, non-electric, M7.
4 Remove firing wire from stake beneath mine or
around mine leg. Reroll blasting cap and firing
2 Cord, detonating: fuze, primacord.
wire on plastic spool and secure this assembly
with piece of insulation tape.
3 Fuze lighter, M60.
5 Remove mine from its emplacement and
4 Blasting time fuze (M700).
repack mine and its accessories in their respec-
tive pocket in bandoleer.
Procedure. Two or more mines M18A1 can be
(b)
NOTE
fired simultaneously using above materials.
Blasting caps M7 will be connected to mines
Assure that all accessories are removed from
M18A1 using shipping plug priming adapter.
mine before repacking.
Standard demolition procedures in FM 5-250
will be used in making all non-electric connec-
Mine with non-electric components.
(b)
tions. Mines emplaced side-to-side in a line may
be fired in any order simultaneously. Mine and
CAUTION
the danger area around the mine must be visible
from firing position so that any friendly person-
ASSURE THAT FIRING DEVICE HAS NOT
nel in the vicinity of the mine may be seen.
BEEN FIRED OR MINE RUN OVER. IF
BLASTING CAP HAS FIRED OR MINE
WARNING
APPEARS TO BE A DUD, DESTROY MINE.
RENDER FIRING DEVICE SAFE BY
A DISLODGED OR OVERTURNED
REPLACING ALL SAFETY PINS PRIOR TO
MINE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO
PERFORMING STEPS BELOW.
NON-
FRIENDLY PERSONNEL AND SHOULD
ELECTRIC BLASTING CAPS AND DETO-
NOT BE FIRED.
NATING CORD CRIMPED TOGETHER
CAN BE SEPARATED ONLY BY CUTTING
g. Disarming and Destruction.
BLASTING CAP FREE OF DETONATING
CORD USING A NONSPARKING KNIFE.
CAUTION
IF FACILITIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR
CUTTING BLASTING CAP FREE OF DET-
RENDER FIRING DEVICE SAFE BY
ONATING CORD, AND THESE COMPO-
RETURNING SAFETY BAIL (fig. 2-8) TO
NENTS
ARE
NOT
TO
REUSED
THE SAFE POSITION PRIOR TO PER-
IMMEDIATELY, THE CRIMPED EXPLO-
FORMING THE STEPS BELOW. DUDS OR
SIVE
COMPONENTS
SHOULD
BE
MINES WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
DESTROYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RUN OVER BY A VEHICLE OR OTHER-
INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN AR 385-
WISE DAMAGED AFTER EMPLACEMENT
64, DA PAM 385-64, AND TM 9-1345-213-
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE.
12.
DESTROY THEM AS OUTLINED IN (2)
BELOW.
1 Disconnect pull-wire or tripwire from firing
device.
(1) Disarming.
2 Unscrew and remove shipping plug priming
Mine with electrical components.
(a)
adapters containing blasting caps from mine.
Using a nonsparking knife, cut blasting cap
1 Disconnect firing wire from firing device.
free of detonating cord.
Replace combination shorting plug and dust
cover on blasting cap assembly connector, and
3 Blasting cap should be destroyed. Pull deto-
dust cover on firing device connector.
nating cord end free of shipping plug priming
adapters and discard.
2 Unscrew and remove shipping plug priming
adapter (fig. 2-8) containing blasting cap from
mine. Remove blasting cap and firing wire
from shipping plug priming adapter.
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