anti-tank mines
Buried vehicle killers
Anti-tank mines are explosive devices buried in the ground to destroy or disable armored vehicles.
They require significant pressure to detonate—typically the weight of a tank or heavy vehicle rather than a person.
Military forces use them defensively to channel enemy movement or protect positions: Engineers laid anti-tank mines along the likely avenues of approach.
- landmineBuried pressure-activated explosive
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- armorProtective combat covering
- armored vehiclePlated combat transport
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
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