Andy Smith
Mine action specialist
 

Mined area Indicators – OZM scene

 

 

Sheet 45     OZM scene
(Page 1)

The picture shows an area of woodland outside a small town. The area was mined with OZM-4 bounding fragmentation mines and MAI-75 blast mines to prevent attackers using the trees as cover.

If you look closely at the picture you may see some indications of the area being mined.

Suggested message(s):

  • The more you know about an area, the easier it is to judge whether or not it is dangerous.
  • Always try to keep to paths when in unknown areas.

 


Sheet 46     OZM scene
(Page 2)

The red arrows on the picture show the indicators that you may have noticed.

The detailed pictures show:

A – Metal tripwire stakes. One has rusted badly, the other is new.

B – Wooden tripwire stakes. One has begun to rot, the other is new.

C – AN OZM-4 bounding fragmentation mine with an MUV-2 fuze. This mine has a cast-iron body 91mm in diameter (just over 3½”). It contains 170g TNT. When initiated, the mine body is thrown into the air until it pulls a wire attached to its baseplate tight. The main charge then explodes, scattering the area with cast-iron fragments.

D – A wooden tripwire spool and wire, dropped or cast aside when the mines were being laid.

E – Caps from the OZM-4. The fuze-well caps on the left may be discarded when the mines are laid. The winged cap on the right is replaced in the mine after the main charge detonator has been fitted.

F – The base of an OZM-4 mine that is left in the ground when it explodes. The wire tether may be left exposed after the mine has detonated.

Suggested message(s):

  • If you look carefully, it may be possible to see something that is a warning of danger.
  • Where tripwire mines are laid, some indicators are above the ground.
  • Although no blast mines can be seen, it is very likely that pressure initiated blast mines will be close by.

 

Mined area
warning signs

 

Areas without
signs

 

Informal
warning
signs

 

Roads in
rural areas

 

 

Improvised devices
on roads

 

Surveyor's stick
scene

 

Fighter plane
scenario

 

Abandoned
grazing land

 

Tank
Scene

 

 

Washout
Scene

 

Embankment
Scene

 

Destroyed
train

 

Abandoned
building

 

Transporter
Scene

 

Angola bush
Scene

 

Power-line
Scene

 

Burnt-off
area

 

Trench
Scene

 

 

Angola
bush 2

 

OZM
Scene

 

Small
fuzes

 

 

How mines
age

 

Other common
AP mines

 

Other common
ordnance

 

Other common
indicators

 

Ammunition
dump

 

Mine
injuries

 

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