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Explosive Ordnance Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Explosive Ordnance, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

TM-62, Anti-tank blast mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsTM-62Anti-tank blast mineSide: RussiaUkraineHouthi-aligned forcesLibyan National ArmyArmeniaArtsakhSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Soviet and Russian state arsenals / Soviet Union / RussiaThe TM-62 is a Soviet family of circular anti-tank blast mines built around a central fuze well and a large high-explosive charge. Metal, plastic, wooden, and low-metal case variants appear in mine-action reporting, and the TM-62M/TM-62P3 are documented in current conflicts including Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

OZM-72, Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsOZM-72Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mineSide: RussiaHouthi-aligned forcesSyrian government and alliesLibyan National ArmyArmenia and Nagorno-Karabakh ArmeniansBuilt: Factory 583 / Soviet state arsenals / Soviet Union / RussiaThe OZM-72 is a Soviet-designed bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine that ejects upward before detonation and scatters fragments around the burst point. Human Rights Watch and Landmine Monitor reporting document the mine in modern clearance and conflict-use cases in Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh, making it a persistent explosive-ordnance hazard rather than only a Cold War stockpile item.

3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile, 120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectile, Munitions

Munitions3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectileSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Soviet / Russian ammunition industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 3OF50 is a Soviet-era 120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation projectile for Nona-family gun-mortars such as the 2S9 Nona and 2S23 Nona-SVK. Specialist ammunition references describe a spin-stabilised, nose-fuzed projectile with an A-IX-2-filled warhead and integral rocket motor, while Ukraine explosive-ordnance identification material lists the round among munitions discovered on Ukrainian territory.

M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, Linear demolition charge, Munitions

MunitionsM58 Mine Clearing Line ChargeLinear demolition chargeSide: UnknownBuilt: American Ordnance / NSWC Indian Head / United StatesThe M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge is the U.S. MICLIC linear demolition charge: a rocket-propelled explosive line used to open a vehicle-wide lane through minefields and other obstacles. Army fact sheet material describes it as a 350-foot charge that contains 700 C4 block charges and is launched from a trailer-mounted MICLIC system.

M183 Demolition Charge Assembly, Satchel charge assembly, Munitions

MunitionsM183 Demolition Charge AssemblySatchel charge assemblySide: UnknownBuilt: Crane Army Ammunition Activity / United StatesThe M183 Demolition Charge Assembly is a U.S. satchel-charge kit for obstacle breaching and structure demolition. Army manuals describe it as a 23 lb canvas M85 carrying case containing 16 M112 C-4 blocks, four priming assemblies, and 20 lb of total explosive weight, while later ammunition records kept DODIC M757 tied to Army and Marine Corps inventory management.