The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A sectioned M16 anti personnel mine as used by Australian and United States forces during the Vietnam war. The explosive compound and steel ball bearings have been removed from this example.
A United States (US) manufactured M16 anti personnel (AP) mine. These AP mines are designed to 'jump' and explode between one and two metres above the ground. The mine is triggered when one of the thr
A United States (US) manufactured M16 anti personnel (AP) mine. These AP mines are designed to 'jump' and explode between one and two metres above the ground. The mine is triggered when one of the thr
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
The M16 is a cylindrical, steel bodied, bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine. The mine resembles a large tin can and has a crimped upper edge and a threaded fuze cavity. A tubular pronged fuze is
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,
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
