SAPEM Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
SAPEM
Anti-Personnel Mine
Basic Information
Name
SAPEM Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine
Designation
SAPEM
Alternate Designation
SAPEM
Equipment Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1974
Description
The SAPEM Chinese Anti-Personnel Mine is a high-explosive (HE), scatterable, electronic, pressure-actuated, anti-personnel (AP), blast, landmine with self-destruct (SD) settings ranging from 1 to 15 days.
System
Alternate Designation
SAPEM
Type
Anti-Personnel Mine
Manufacturer
INA
Design
The SAPEM has an odd-shaped body with a cylindrical centre and two trapezoidal portions attached on the sides of the cylinder, opposite of each other.
The SAPEM is similar to the GLD-112 in appearance, though slightly larger and may have been developed as a replacement.
Battery Power
SAPEM has a combined (battery-powered) electronic.
Fuze
Mechanical fuze which incorporates an arming delay.
Scatter System
The SAPEM may be emplaced by landmine scattering systems, 122-millimeter rockets, infantry landmine deploying equipment, or by hand and is normally olive drab with no obvious markings or stampings. Canisters for vehicle-based scattering systems (mounted on trucks or tracked minelayers) hold 45 landmines.
Dimensions
Length
INA
Width
INA
Height
INA
Weight
INA
Note
The landmine is dispensed from canisters carried aboard 122 mm rockets, each canister is 800mm long, weighs 11kg and contains 45 landmines.
Image Sources
Notes
INA;
Details
Country of Origin
China
Category
Landmines
Land > Infantry Weapons > Landmines
Filter Label
S
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
China
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