BPM-1 is a plastic cased Argentinian anti-personnel stake mine. It was developed late 1970s and entered production in 1978. BPM-1 was used in the Falklands War 1982.
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Description
The mine consists of a plastic cylinder with a fuse protruding from the top. The mine can either be stake mounted or buried. Pull pressure on the tripwire results in the fuse head tilting sideways, releasing a striker into the detonator assembly.
The mine has a steel fragmentation liner, which when it detonates scatters fragments to an effective radius of 10 meters.
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BPM-1 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA