The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A command detonated Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mine, similar in principal to the US manufactured M18 Claymore mine. The device has been partly sectioned to show the interior which contains hundreds of small steel cylindrical rods that are impressed into the explosive compound. These devices can be command detonated or set to a trip wire and can be aimed at the target area.
A Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mine in situ, as used by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam war. These mines are similar in principal to the US manufactured
A selection of Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mines used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war. These mines are similar to the US manufactured M18 claymore mines. One of the device
A display board showing a range of explosive devices. Identified from left: A selection of four US smoke and fragmentation grenades; a selection of US 40 mm rounds for use with the M79 and later M203
A trip wire attachment that can be fitted to a Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mine.
A display board showing a range of captured Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army explosive devices. Included, is a range circular shaped command and trip detonated Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 direc
A Viet Cong explosive device that has been discovered placed in a drainage culvert. The device consists of a block of TNT with an electrically fired detonator that can be command detonated via the red
