GMZ-3 Minelayer Destroyed in Kherson

6 Aug 2025

GMZ-3 minelayer destroyed in Kherson, believed to be a Russian vehicle.

Introduced in 1984.
Uses common GM tracked chassis
Mines laid by being automatically fed from cassette to dispenser then through ports in rear hull plateto conveyor
Deploys a total of three mines; these are either TM-46, TM-57 or TM-62
Mines laid with concealment are dispensed through the plow assembly and laid in a
furrow made by the plow then armed with a time delay fuze.
Mines laid in loose soils ( or snow) are concealed as the furrow is closed.
Distinctive road wheels
Drive sprocket at rear
Small angled, fixed weapons structure on hull

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