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CANISTER, MINE M87 |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| NA, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| NA, 5.0 in. | |||
| Color | |||
| Forest Green | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| Canister, Mine, 1345-K045 |
| Description: |
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| The M87 mine canister is an expendable item consisting of an aluminum tube and breech assembly containing five antitank mines and one antipersonnel mine. Also housed in the canister are six transmitter coils, attached to a dispersion strap, and a propulsion system. The propulsion system consists of a selfcontained electrically initiated primer, and a pressure cartridge assembly containing the launching propellant. The canister is painted in green and has one colored band of yellow triangles near the breech. |
| Use: |
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| The M87 mine canister is used with the M139 mine dispenser (VOLCANO) to lay a mine field. |
| Functioning: |
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| When an electrical pulse is received, the electric primer initiates the pressure cartridge expelling a mine stack from the canister. The stack consists of five antitank mines and one anti-personnel mine. An interfaced web provides dispersion, self-destruct, and arm signals, set from the dispenser control unit to the mines. |
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| Data Source: |
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| TM 43-0001-36 Sep 1994 |
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