Pressure Mine Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

pressure mine

1.) In naval mine warfare, a mine whose circuit responds to the hydrodynamic pressure field of a target.

2.) In land mine warfare, a mine whose fuse responds to the direct pressure of a target.

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Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-15: Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations, updated June 2011 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015


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