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Hungary ceased production of all antipersonnel mines before 1995 and by 1998 had destroyed its stock pile of 149,686 GYATA-64 mines. Approximately 1,500 were retained for training and research as of 2004. Legacy stockpiles may exist in some foreign countries, in addition to those already planted in
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charge compared with the 249 gram charge in a PMN mine. As a result, the Gyata-64 is the most powerful AP blast mine commonly encountered, for which reason it is particularly deadly.
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protrudes from either side of the mine. Although the body is plastic, the fuze itself contains a steel striker and spring, which make it detectable by conventional
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high above the knee) in addition to inflicting severe injuries on the adjacent limb, which may also require some form of
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The Gyata-64 mine is cylindrical with a plastic body and a black rubber pressure cap. The
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To put things in perspective, most anti-personnel blast mines (e.g. the
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in design and appearance. However, the Gyata-64 mine has a 300 gram
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amputee
rocket-propelled grenade
Iraq
Hungarian
antipersonnel mine
PMN mine
explosive
VS-50
amputation
amputation
fuze
mine detectors
blast resistant mine
Mozambique
Angola
Lebanon
Yemen
render safe procedures
TNT


"Hungary, Landmine Monitor Report 2004"
GYATA-64 mine
ORDATA
Gyata-64 mine #1
Archived
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Gyata-64 mine #2

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