The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 devices is fitted onto a swivelling stand, allowing the mine to be placed above ground level and aimed in the direction of the target. Each mine contains hundreds of cylindrical steel rods impressed into the explosive compound. These weapons are usually remotely exploded using an electric detonator.
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 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 whi
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 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
SOUTH VIETNAM. 1967. A SELECTION OF MINES USED BY UNITED STATES (US) FORCES, THE VIET CONG (VC) AND THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA). LEFT TO RIGHT: VC BANGALORE TORPEDOES; VC 'PIPE' AND 'CAN' DEVICES,
An unidentified Australian soldier of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) fitting a Claymore mine around the perimeter of the 3RAR lines at Nui Dat. Claymore mines could be remotely d
