Description
The MON-50 is a copy based upon the US M18A1 claymore mine designed by the former Soviet Union. The MON-50 has a plastic body with rows of imbedded fragments on the side facing the target. Two variants exist, one with 540 steel ball bearing fragments, and the other with 485 cylindrical chopped steel wire fragments. The mine rests on two pairs of folding scissors-like legs. Because the mine can be articulated at the leg joints, the height of the fragment pattern can be adjusted. On the top center of the mine is a peep sight with a fuze well on either side. These fuze wells will accommodate a variety of fuzes, including tripwire, breakwire, and command detonation.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
Main charge - PVV-5A, 25 oz (700 grams)
See Also
Source(s)
Basic Identification of Ammunition in Ukraine 5.0 (2023)
Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine, First Edition (2022)
Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine, Second Edition (2022)
Afghanistan Ordnance ID Guide, Volume 1 (2004)
Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide (2004)
