Russian electronic fuze tested with anti-tank mine

25 Jun 2025

The Russian ‘Parcel’ (Ru: Бандероль, transliteration: Banderol) electronic fuze has been tested with a Danish M/56 anti-tank mine

The Russian ‘Parcel’ (Ru: Бандероль, transliteration: Banderol) electronic fuze has been tested with a Danish M/56 anti-tank mine
The M/56 is assumed to have been captured by Russian forces
The standard fuze is removed, with plastic explosive stemmed into the well
The Parcel is connected to an electrically-initiated detonator and also inserted into the well
The accelerometer in the fuze causes it to be initiated when the mine is remotely moved as part of the test

METIS Links

Parcel and M-56

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Source 1, Source 2, Source 3

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