TM 9-1345-203-12
Environment
Emplacement life (months)
g. Disarming and Removal of M15 Mine with M624
Fuze.
Temperature zone ---
(1) Check area for boobytraps. If present,
clay soil
16
notify EOD personnel.
Temperature zone ---
(2) If area is clear, approach mine and
sandy soil
16
examine carefully.
If extension rod
Tropic zone --- with
appears tilted or plastic collar is broken,
heavy rainfall
6
do not attempt to disarm, but call disposal
officer.
(3) Remove camouflage material, being
careful not to move extension rod or
pressure ring on fuze.
a. Casualty Effect and Danger Area.
(4) Slowly and carefully reassemble band,
(1) Antitank mine is intended for use against
stop, and safety pin assembly on fuze so
heavy tanks and heavy tracked and
that pressure ring is immobilized.
wheeled vehicles.
(5) Remove extension rod and be careful not
(2) Because it is made of nearly all plastic
to damage it.
material, the mine is non-detectable by
(6) Carefully dig around mine (if buried) so
magnetic mine detectors.
that mine may be removed. If mine has
(3) When buried 1-1/2 inches deep, the mine
been emplaced with an antihandling
will completely immobilize light and heavy
device, do not proceed. Using long rope,
tanks by damaging the tracks and wheels
tie onto mine fuze. Move to secure
of vehicles.
location and pull mine from hole. If
(4) Casualties and injuries to personnel may
antihandling device has been used, mine
result from the blast effect of the
will explode.
detonation of the main charge of the
(7) Remove mine from hole in ground.
mine.
(8) Remove fuze from mine, use extension
b. Sympathetic Detonation.
rod.
(1) When buried 1-1/2 inches deep,
(9) Install shipping plug assembly into fuze
sympathetic detonation will not occur
hole of mine.
when mines are at least 18 feet apart.
(10) Repackage fuze and extension rods in
(2) When buried 2 inches deep, sympathetic
original container (figs. 2-29 and 2-30).
detonation will not occur when mines are
(11) Repackage mine and components into
at least 15 feet apart.
original container (fig. 2-19).
(3) When laid on top of ground, sympathetic
h. Emplacement Life. Emplacement life of mine
detonation will not occur when mines are
M15 in various environments, without above long-term
at least 25 feet apart.
preparation, calculated to 70 percent effectivity, follows:
(With above long-term preparation it is estimated
NOTE
emplacement life is increased approximately two to
Mine, antitank, training: M80 is the
three times.)
exact duplicate of mine M19 but
contains no explosive components.
It is used for training purposes only.
