The mine may be emplaced either on the ground surface or in the ground, in snow, manually or by mechanical means (PMZ-4P towed mine-laying devices). It is not intended for emplacement underwater or in marshy soil.
Technical and Tactical Characteristics of the TM-62D Mine
- Mine type
- anti-track blast
- Casing
- wood
- Weight
- 11.3 - 13 kg
- Explosive weight:
TNT
MS mixture (RDX, TNT, Aluminum, Wax)
TGA mixture (RDX, TNT, Aluminum)
Ammonite A-80
6.5 - 10.3 kg
7.6 - 11.1 kg
7.6 - 11.1 kg
5.8 - 7.4 kg- Length
- 340 mm
- Width
- 290 mm
- Height with MV-62, MVZ-62, MVCh-62, MVP-62, MVP-62M, MVK-62, MVD-62
- 178 mm
- Height with MVSh-62
- 380 mm
- Target sensor diameter
- 120 mm
- Sensitivity of MVCh-62, MVZ-62, VT-17
- 150-550 kg
- Sensitivity of MV-62
- 175-650 kg
- Sensitivity of MVP-62
- 120-750 kg
- Sensitivity of MVP-62M
- 150-600 kg
- Sensitivity of MVD-62
- 80-200 kg
- Operating temperature range
- -50 to +50 °C
Thick plywood, boards, or particleboard may be used as the casing material.
It is not intended for use in long-duration minefields. The mine’s combat service life is limited by the shelf life of the explosive and by the type of fuze, but not by the rotting period of the wooden casing. It is not fitted with a self-destruct mechanism. It has no anti-lift devices; however, booby-trap mines may be used with the mine in this capacity.
The TM-62D is primarily intended for manual emplacement. It is not intended for emplacement by GMZ-3-type tracked mine-laying vehicles.
The carrying handle is non-removable and made of green synthetic webbing or cotton tape threaded through openings in the casing.
A mine fitted with MV-62, MVP-62, or MVK-62 fuzes is not detected by metal detectors (mine detectors) due to the virtually complete absence of metal parts in them. These fuzes are recommended for the TM-62D mine, although the mine may be used with all fuzes of the MV-62 family. It is readily detected by probes and search dogs.
The table shows a very large difference in explosive content. Such significant differences in explosive filling weights are explained by the fact that the mine casing may be filled incompletely, depending on the availability of explosive. The smaller figure indicates the minimum permissible quantity, and the larger figure indicates the upper filling limit.
Color
Dark green
Marking
Standard marking, applied in black paint to one of the side walls of the mine, and includes:
TM-62D - mine code.
3898-13-84 - manufacturer’s plant code - batch number - year of manufacture.
A-80 - filling code.
Mines manufactured in military workshops or civilian woodworking workshops in wartime may have no marking or paint finish.
Destructive Capabilities
In terms of explosive weight, the TM-62D mine is the heaviest and most powerful of all Soviet anti-track mines, including the entire TM-62 family. The detonation of a TM-62D destroys 5-9 track links, 1-2 road wheels, and the suspension arm (Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7).
