YaM-5 box mine

A diagram of a YaM-5 anti-tank mine from a US army publication.

The YaM-5 (anti-tank mine 5 kilograms) was a Soviet anti-tank blast mine with a wood case. Various wood was used. The mine consists of a rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid that overlaps the front of the mine. A slot in the hinged lid's side through which an MUV pull fuse is placed. A wooden pressure bar is sometimes used on the edge of the lid above the slot. A nail is placed horizontally through the loop of the MUV fuse's striker retaining pin and two loops on the bottom of the lid's slot.

A YaM-10 was also produced; it was a scaled-up version of the YaM-5.

The wooden case was normally painted olive green, gray or white.

The mine was frequently used with anti-handling devices.

Downward pressure on the lid forced the nail downwards; withdrawing the striker retaining pin detonated the mine.

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References[]

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• TM 5-223, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment
• Pamphlet No. 30-50-1, Handbook on the Soviet Army

External links[]

YaM-5 box mine at ORDATA

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