TM 9-1345-203-12
3 Crimp end of each piece of detonating cord to a
(i)
Attach pull-wire securely to pull ring of firing
blasting cap M7, using cap crimper M2. Pull
device. Pull-wire should be of sufficient length
excess of detonating cord through holes in
to allow actuation of firing device from a pro-
adapters so that blasting caps seat against the
tected position at least 16 meters rearward (mini-
bottom of the adapters.
mum safe distance protected position) from
emplaced mine (fig. 2-12.5, view A).
4 Screw shipping plug priming adapters into det-
WARNING
onator wells. Unwind detonating cord while
moving back to safe firing distance.
CARE MUST BE TAKEN DURING
EMPLACEMENT TO SECURE FIRING
5 Emplace mine and detonating cord as
DEVICE SO THAT MINE WILL NOT BE
instructed in e(1)(a) to (h) above, and as shown
DISLODGED BY A PULL OF DETONAT-
in figure 2-12.
ING CORD OR TRIPWIRE. IF MINE
BECOMES DISLODGED, THEREBY
6 Attach a pull-type firing device (refer to FM 5-
AFFECTING AIMING, IT WILL BE
250) to free end of each piece of detonating
AIMED IN A DIRECTION OTHER THAN
cord, and attach a pull-wire or tripwire as
INTENDED.
instructed in e(1) or (2) above.
(2) For tripwire initiation:
Dual priming.
(b)
(a)
Perform laying and aiming of mine in same man-
1 Follow the instructions in (a) l through 5
ner as that used for electric firing. Refer to b and
above.
c above for laying and aiming.
2 Make a ring main in accordance with instruc-
(b)
Use same procedures used in (1)(a) through (h)
tions contained in FM 5-250.
above for preliminary steps to arm mine.
3 When emplaced one behind the other, the fore-
(c)
Stretch tripwire across a trail or other avenue of
most mine (nearest enemy) must be fired first.
approach, and securely attach firing device to
two firmly emplaced stakes at a distance of
h. Simultaneous Firing of More than One Mine.
approximately 20 meters forward of the mine
NOTE
(3) For detonation cord procedure:
Mines may be set up for dual firing and/or dual
priming, using standard demolition procedures
NOTE
in FM 5-250.
These components are not provided with the
A system for firing simultaneously various numbers of
M18A1 and are requisitioned separately.
mines M18A1 can be set up using materials described below
and standard demolitions procedures in FM 5-250.
Dual firing.
(a)
(1) Non-Electric firing.
1 Obtain two 10-meter (33 ft) lengths of detonat-
ing cord, four non-electric blasting caps M7,
Materials required.
(a)
and two pull-type firing devices.
1 Cap, blasting: special, non-electric, M7.
2 Remove both shipping plug priming adapters
from mine. Push one end of each piece of deto-
2 Cord, detonating: fuze, primacord.
nating cord through holes in the adapters.
3 Fuze lighter, M60.
NOTE
4 Blasting time fuze (M700).
Push cord through holes far enough to allow
blasting caps to be crimped to the cords ends.
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