Russian military cleverly modified the Soviet PTM-3 mine: it did not lose its killing power, but its weight decreased

PTM-3 is used for mining roads before the passage of heavy armored vehicles

Russian military personnel have modernized Soviet PTM-3 mines to meet current needs. The ammunition has become shorter and lighter, but has not lost its killing power.

The soldiers attach the PTM-3 to a drone with a drop function and carry the mine to the road along which heavy armored vehicles may pass. Then they gently drop the mine in a precisely measured place. The final touch is to return the drone to base.

PTM-3 - we shortened it ourselves and reduced the weight. We came up with it ourselves. The mine has not lost its killing power at all.
Call sign "Nick", sapper of the engineering and sapper battalion

PTM-3 is designed to disable wheeled and tracked vehicles of the enemy by destroying their chassis or hitting the bottom with a shaped charge jet at the moment when the vehicle runs over or is above the mine.

Characteristics of the PTM-3 mine:

  • Mine weight - 4.9 kg
  • Weight of the main charge - 1.8 kg
  • Target sensor reaction distance to the tank - 0.5-1.0 m
  • Operating time - 16-24 hours

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