Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces.
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11 Facts About Claymore mine
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Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore is command-detonated and directional, meaning it is fired by remote-control and shoots a wide pattern of metal balls into the kill zone.
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The Claymore mine can be victim-activated by booby-trapping it with a tripwire firing system for use in area denial operations.
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The Claymore mine is detonated as the enemy personnel approaches the killing zone.
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Canada fielded a weapon called the "Phoenix" landClaymore mine, which used the Misznay–Schardin effect to project a spray of 0.
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Internally the Claymore mine consisted of a layer of 12-ounce of C-3 explosive in front of which was laid an array of 0.
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The Claymore mine was planted in the ground, using its three sharp legs, and aimed in the direction of enemy approach; at that point, it was fitted with an electrical blasting cap.
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The Claymore mine was triggered from a safe position, preferably to the side and rear.
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The Claymore mine was barely more than a prototype and was not considered a "reliable casualty producer"; like the Phoenix it had an effective range of only 90 feet .
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Claymore mine worked with Don Kennedy and the two men submitted a 30-page proposal in response to Picatinny's RFP.
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The initial versions of the Claymore mine used two pairs of wire legs produced from number 9 wire.
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