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The VAR/40, VAR/100 and VAR/100/SP are Italian anti-personnel blast landmines produced by the ''Tecnovar italiana S.p.A.'' company. ==VAR/40== The VAR/40 is a small landmine, designed to be carried by individual soldiers and hand laid. It was initially produced for the Italian army in the 1970s, and was exported to a large number of countries. The mines body is circular with a ribbed plastic body split into upper and lower halves. The upper half holds the pressure-sensitive fuze mechanism, which is covered by a truncated rubber cone. The fuze is covered by a safety cap that prevents accidental activation. The safety cap also has a threaded well, which holds the detonator during transit. The mine is armed by transferring the detonator from the fuze cap to the well in the base of the mine, the safety cap is then removed. Pressure on the central pressure plate, compresses the spring until the pressure is enough to shear the plastic retaining pins. It is a minimum metal design. It's normally deployed with the main body underground with the raised pressure fuze protruding above ground. The mine can be laid underwater and doesn't float. It is moderately resistant to overpressure due to the small surface area of the pressure fuze. The mine is no longer in production and Italian operational stocks of the mine have been destroyed (a stockpile of 1,420,636 mines).〔(ICBL report 2004 )〕 Thailand also held stocks of the mine. It's found in Angola, Iraq and Turkey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VAR series of mines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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