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The air pressure delay mechanism effectively blocks detonation if the force on the pressure plate is of short duration, because air does not have enough time to leave the small anti-shock bladder. This has two direct applications: allowing the mine to be dropped from helicopter mine scattering
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adaptors which allow it to be screwed into the bottom of any of those mines. It has a 10-minute mechanical arming delay (started by removing a pin) followed by a 30-minute electronic arming delay. The power source are two 1.5 V batteries and the operational life is longer than a year.
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pressure pad. The neoprene pressure pad is sometimes reinforced with an 18 gram mild steel plate, which makes the mine detectable by metal detectors. However, the majority of VS-50s were manufactured as
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and are therefore much harder to detect. The case is waterproof and can be used in water up to one metre deep. The mine can be deployed by helicopters or ground vehicles or laid by hand.
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known as the VS-AR4. This was a tilt-operated device, specifically designed to be fitted to any of the following
Valsella products: the VS-50 (standard version, not the VS-50AR) and
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configuration. Though unlikely to kill, its explosive charge is quite sufficient to destroy the victim's foot, being capable of penetrating 5 mm of mild
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personnel. The VS-50AR contains a reduced explosive charge, but which is still sufficient to blow the victim's hands off.
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SpA, an
Italian high-tech defence company specialized in area denial systems. The company also the made the
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anti-personnel mines, as well as the VS-1.6 and VS-1.2 anti-tank mines. The VS-AR4 has a series of
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413:Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor: Singapore
136:version of the mine which contains an integral
304:VS-50 EO3 – version fitted with an electronic
120:techniques. It can therefore be regarded as a
31:A deminer from non-governmental organisation
369:VS-50AR with electronic anti-handling device
441:Military equipment introduced in the 1980s
128:VS-50AR & VS-AR4 anti-handling devices
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310:SPM-1 – copy produced under licence in
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187:The mine has been encountered in
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355:Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance
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294:Operating pressure: 10 kg
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322:T/79 – copy produced by Egypt
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43:is a circular plastic-cased
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274:Explosive content: 43 g of
16:Italian anti-personnel mine
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388:"VS 50 Antipersonnel Mine"
33:MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
394:. Australian War Memorial
316:YM-IB – copy produced by
45:anti-personnel blast mine
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392:Australian War Memorial
49:Valsella Meccanotecnica
140:, that operates as an
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169:render safe procedure
67:and can be used in a
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431:Anti-personnel mines
306:anti-handling device
288:Diameter: 90 mm
153:anti-handling device
142:anti-handling device
122:blast resistant mine
436:Land mines of Italy
138:mercury tilt switch
94:minimal metal mines
291:Height: 45 mm
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338:VS-MK2 mine
239:Produced by
189:Afghanistan
79:Description
425:Categories
349:References
333:TS-50 mine
157:Valmara 69
53:Valmara 69
23:VS-50 mine
343:TC/6 mine
312:Singapore
260:Singapore
225:Sri Lanka
110:detonator
100:Operation
327:See also
299:Variants
233:Zimbabwe
173:detonate
146:demining
89:neoprene
213:Lebanon
197:Ecuador
106:striker
398:8 June
373:ORDATA
364:ORDATA
227:, the
221:Rwanda
209:Kuwait
205:Turkey
193:Angola
61:VS-MK2
360:VS-50
255:Egypt
245:Italy
183:Usage
134:fuzed
73:steel
57:TS-50
41:VS-50
400:2021
318:Iran
250:Iran
231:and
217:Peru
201:Iraq
161:fuze
85:fuze
59:and
39:The
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279:RDX
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