Description
The POMZ-2 is a fragmentation stake mine consisting of a serrated cylindrical cast-iron sleeve, a 75-gram TNT charge, a MUV-type tripwire fuze, and a wooden stake. This mine is normally employed in covering vegetation with the top of the mine approximately 30 cm above the ground with the tripwire attached to a fixed object. More than one mine can be attached to several tripwires, or several tripwires may be attached to one mine. Copies of this mine have been produced in China, former East Germany, and North Korea. The POMZ-2 differs from its successor, the POMZ-2M, in that it is heavier, has more serrations, and has a non-threaded fuze well.
The mine has one fuze well but no power source.
The mine is OD green.
Functioning
A pull on the trip wire attached to the striker-retaining pin or ring of the pull fuze releases the spring-loaded striker, detonating the mine and splintering the cast-iron shell.
Hazardous Components
Main charge - TNT, 2.7 oz (76 grams)
Physical Data
Diameter - 2.5 in. (64 mm)
Height - 5 in. (127 mm)
See Also
Source(s)
Afghanistan Ordnance ID Guide, Volume 1 (2004)
Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide (2004)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (1963)
TM 5-223A, Soviet Mine Warfare Equipment (1951)
