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The M75 mine was slightly heavier at 4 lb (1.8 kg) total and an explosive weight of 1.29 lb (0.59 kg). In terms of arming, functioning and storage it was the same as the M74, however instead of deploying tripwires it would explode if a vehicle passed over it. Additionally, one
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The M138 "Flipper" was introduced in 1991 as a supplemental system to the M128. Weighing 55kg, the unit could be mounted to any vehicle in about ten minutes. Four
Flippers were assigned to each unit with an M128, or to platoons operating as part of light forces. Three Flippers operating together
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operating with heavy forces. Over the course of 25 minutes, an M128 could lay three rows of mines, each 888 meters long and 60 meters wide, separated by two lanes each 50–100 meters in width. The area density was .005 mines per square meter, with a linear density of .75 AT land mines per meter of
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used to rapidly emplace large tactical minefields in friendly territory. It consisted of two different types of dispensers, the towed M128 "Frisbee
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GEMSS deployed two types mines, the M74 anti-personnel (AP) mine and the M75 anti-tank (AT) mine, along with an inert M79 practice mine. All three were the same size with a diameter of 199mm and height of 66mm.
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