TM 9-1345-203-12
12. Lay mine on firm foundation
boobytrapping
devices
with top surface of pressure
(secondary fuzes).
plate not more than 3 inches
Tripwires may have been
beneath ground level.
installed, which will initiate
13. Just before mine is covered,
secondary fuze by either pull or
release.
arm mine, using arming wrench,
2. Cut all slack tripwires. Do not
by turning setting knob red
pointer from SAFE through
cut any taut tripwires.
DANGER to ARMED. Do not
attempt to force setting knob to
WARNING
Armed position.
IF
TAUT
TRIPWIRES ARE
14. Camouflage
mine
in
ENCOUNTERED
WHEN
accordance with instructions in
ATTEMPTING
TO
NEUTRALIZE
FM 20-32.
MINE, DO NOT CUT WIRES UNDER
(c) Boobytrapping. Boobytrapping of
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
ATTACH
mine requires a practice activator, the correct primed
LONG ROPE OR WIRE TO MINE
firing device, and one or more tripwires.
WITHOUT DISTURBING TAUT WIRE.
1. Remove tape and shipping
THEN, REMOVE MINE CAUTIOUSLY
sleeve from secondary fuze well
MINE MAY DETONATE BY PULLING
(side well, bottom well, or both).
ON LONG ROPE OR WIRE FROM
2. Inspect
secondary fuze well
PROTECTED POSITION.
IF THIS
carefully to assure it is free of
METHOD IS NOT PRACTICABLE,
foreign matter.
REFER MATTER TO SPECIALLY
3. Remove plug and its gasket
TRAINED PERSONNEL.
from head of practice activator
M1; screw activator hand tight
3. Replace all safety pins in firing
into secondary fuze well of
devices,
always
replacing
mine.
positive safety pin first. Refer
4. Assuring that small rubber
to TM 9-1375-213-12 for
gasket is in place inside
instructions
pertaining
to
activator, screw firing device
particular firing device involved.
hand tight into activator. (Firing
4. Unscrew firing devices from
device requires no blasting cap
activator.
when used with activator).
5. Unscrew activator. Replace
5. Install tripwires, as required.
plug and its gasket in head of
6. Arm firing device by removing
activator.
its safety pins, always removing
6. Turn setting knob of arming
positive safety pin last.
plug to SAFE position.
7. Save safety pins, activator plug
7. Remove
arming
plug
by
and its gasket for use in
unscrewing in counterclockwise
disarming and removal.
direction.
(d) Disarming
and
Removal
8. Remove fuze by grasping fuze
(Neutralizing).
pressure plate with fingers.
1. Carefully uncover concealed
Fuze should come out easily.
mine.
Examine side TM 9-
Do not attempt to remove fuze
1345-203-12
and
bottom
if frozen in place.
secondary fuze wells for
9. Insert safety fork (clip) in fuze.
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