A modified fuzing system has been developed for the Ukrainian new generation PTM-3, uncrewed aerial vehicle UAV) delivered, anti-tank (AT) mines.
A modified fuzing system has been developed for the Ukrainian new generation PTM-3, uncrewed aerial vehicle UAV) delivered, anti-tank (AT) mines
The system consists of:
A plastic 3D-printed fuze holder
A programmable Johnnie fuze
An electrical connector
A safety tab
A long electrically-initiated detonator
The long length detonator is an effort to replicate the Soviet-era-designed dual-end detonation system in the original PTM-3, this would improve upon the single point of initiation in the current Ukrainian PTM-3 mines
The fuze is marked with PPTM (Ukr: ППТМ), which may be the designation for the fuze or the mine itself. PPTM may translate to ‘Anti-tank Anti-personnel Small-sized Mine’ (Ukr: Протитанкова протипіхотна мала розмірна міна), as it does for the Russian PPTM-R, however this would likely only be applicable for the short variant of the Ukrainian PTM-3
The other markings denote the arming delay (10 minutes) and self-destruct period (60 days)
Munitions: PTM-3 (Ukrainian new generation), Johnnie and PPTM-R
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