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TM-62P Anti-Tank Mine

The TM-62P mine is an anti-tank, track-breaking mine. It is designed to disable enemy tracked and wheeled vehicles. Enemy vehicles are defeated by damaging their running gear when the mine charge detonates at the moment a wheel (road wheel) runs over the mine fuze.

Technical and Tactical Characteristics of the TM-62P Mine

Type of mine
track-breaking
Body
plastic
Weight
9 - 11 kg
Weight of explosive:
TNT
MS mixture (RDX, TNT, Aluminum, Wax)
TGA mixture (RDX, TNT, Aluminum)
Ammonite A-50
Ammonite A-80

7.6 kg
8 kg
8 kg
7.5 kg
6.6 kg
Diameter
340 mm
Height with MV-62, MVZ-62, MVCh-62, MVP-62, MVP-62M, MVK-62, MVD-62
128 mm
Height with MVSh-62
330 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
Angle of inclination of the MVSh-62 pin required for actuation
25-40°
Operating temperature range
-50 to +50 °C
TM-62P mine, paint scheme variants
TM-62P mine, paint scheme variants
TM-62P mine, paint scheme variants

All fuzes from the TM-62M mine are used with this mine.

The mine may be emplaced on the ground, in snow, or underwater only manually. It is not designed for emplacement by mechanized means; therefore, the carrying handle is non-removable.

The mine’s combat operating life is unlimited. It is not equipped with a self-destruct mechanism. It has no anti-removal elements, but booby-trap mines may be used with it as such elements.

The mine body is manufactured from impact-resistant plastic. In the fully loaded configuration (without the fuze), mines in containers secured in crates may be air-dropped from an aircraft by the non-parachute method (flight altitude not higher than 15-20 meters, aircraft speed up to 290 km/h).

The mine itself does not have a target sensor in the form of a pressure cover. The target sensor is only the area of the fuze. When a track or wheel runs over it, the fuze breaks along the weakened section in the thread area and, under the action of the load, moves downward, which causes it to function.

The image shows a BTR-80 after detonation on a TM-62P mine. The explosion occurred under the right front wheel. The wheel tire was completely destroyed; the wheel reduction gear, wheel suspension, and the shelf above the wheel were damaged. The vehicle left the blast site under its own power (the image was taken 10 km from the blast site). The crew sustained mild and moderate concussions; two soldiers who were outside on the armor were killed. Restoration of the vehicle in the regiment’s repair company took one day.
The image shows a BTR-80 after detonation on a TM-62P mine. The explosion occurred under the right front wheel. The wheel tire was completely destroyed; the wheel reduction gear, wheel suspension, and the shelf above the wheel were damaged. The vehicle left the blast site under its own power (the image was taken 10 km from the blast site). The crew sustained mild and moderate concussions; two soldiers who were outside on the armor were killed. Restoration of the vehicle in the regiment’s repair company took one day.
The image shows a BTR-80 after detonation on a TM-62P mine. The explosion occurred under the right front wheel. The wheel tire was completely destroyed; the wheel reduction gear, wheel suspension, and the shelf above the wheel were damaged. The vehicle left the blast site under its own power (the image was taken 10 km from the blast site). The crew sustained mild and moderate concussions; two soldiers who were outside on the armor were killed. Restoration of the vehicle in the regiment’s repair company took one day.

The TM-62P mine is not detected by any type of metal detector; it is difficult to detect with radio-frequency mine detectors, and is readily detected by probes and search dogs.

Mine Coloration

Yellow-brown or brown color.

Marking

Standard marking, applied with black paint to the side surface of the mines and includes:

TM-62P - mine code.

DAK-2-89 - manufacturer’s plant code - lot number - year of manufacture.

A-80 - filling code.