Tactical and Technical Characteristics of the SPM Mine
- Mine type
- object high-explosive time-delay
- Body
- Bakelite (phenolic plastic)
- Weight
- 3 kg
- Explosive weight
- 1 kg
- Explosive type
- MS
- Length
- 280 mm
- Width
- 115 mm
- Height
- 75 mm
- Combat capabilities of the mine
- A hole measuring 400 by 350 mm in a steel plate 30 mm thick
- Magnet holding force
- 40-60 kg
- Depth of installation in water
- up to 10 m
- Operating temperature range
- -40 to +40 °C
The mine is intended for use in sabotage operations to destroy fuel tanks, damage railway structures and rolling stock, aircraft, helicopters, boats, and other targets.
The mine is primarily used against unarmored or lightly armored targets (tanks, pipelines, electrical fittings, hydraulic fittings, shut-off devices, armored personnel carriers, aircraft, helicopters, power transmission supports).
The mine can also be used underwater to demolish underwater targets and disable small-displacement vessels.
The SPM mine is primarily used by Navy combat swimmer units and marine infantry units.
The mine is attached to the target by means of two arc-shaped magnets fixed to the flat lower surface of the mine. The mine detonates after expiration of the delay period of a VZD-1M or VZD-20M time-delay detonator.
The detonator for the SPM mine is equipped with six replaceable metal elements (No. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8). The number of the metal element determines the delay time. By selecting the required metal element, the detonator actuation time can be changed.
It has no target sensors. It has no anti-removal or self-destruct elements.
Coloration
Dark brown, gray, blue-gray.
Marking
Standard, applied in black paint to the bottom and includes:
- SPM - mine code.
- 60-3-73 - manufacturer’s plant code - batch number - year of manufacture.
- MS - filling code.