Tactical and technical characteristics of the YM-1 mine
- Type of mine
- pressure-operated anti-personnel blast mine
- Body
- plastic
- Weight
- 0.203 kg
- Weight of RDX explosive (Hexogen)
- 0.052 kg
- Diameter
- 90 mm
- Height
- 48.5 mm
- Diameter of target sensor
- 35 mm
- Sensitivity
- 7-12.5 kg
- Travel distance of the pressure cover before detonator actuation
- 5 mm
- Operating temperature range
- -20 to +40 °C
This is the Italian TS-50 anti-personnel blast mine, manufactured in Iran under the name YM-1.
These mines, procured by the Syrian Ministry of Defense, began to be supplied to the so-called DPR and LPR via the Russian Federation in November 2017. Deliveries are made on a regular basis.
The mine is designed for mechanized scatter emplacement on the surface of the ground, including by helicopter, but mechanized emplacement equipment is not supplied from Syria. It can be emplaced manually either on the surface of the ground or below the surface (concealment layer up to 3 cm). The mine’s hermetic sealing allows it to be used in water-saturated and marshy soils. The mine, made of impact-resistant plastic, is fairly resistant to impacts and blast-wave effects.
The mine is not equipped with a self-destructor. It has no anti-lift devices, but its design features preclude a mechanism for returning the mine from the armed to the safe position.
The virtually complete absence of metal parts entirely precludes detection of the mine by induction metal detectors, while the sealing of the mine reduces the odor of the explosive, making detection by dogs more difficult. The high sensitivity of the target sensor makes searching for these mines with probes impossible.
Coloration
Yellow-brown, sand, or green.
Marking
Applied in white paint on the pressure cover and contains:
- YM-1 - mine designation.