Weapon tag archive

Scatterable Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 8 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Scatterable, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

8 weapon systems

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Scatterable Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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PFM-1, Scatterable anti-personnel blast mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsPFM-1Scatterable anti-personnel blast mineSide: UkraineRussiaBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe PFM-1 is a Soviet scatterable anti-personnel blast mine with a plastic winged body and a small liquid-explosive charge, designed for remote delivery rather than hand emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in PFM-series rocket-scattered mine contamination around Izium, where Human Rights Watch linked the mines to 220 mm Uragan mine-laying rockets and civilian casualties.
PTM-1, Scatterable anti-vehicle mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsPTM-1Scatterable anti-vehicle mineSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Soviet and Russian state arsenals / Soviet Union / RussiaThe PTM-1 is a Soviet/Russian plastic-bodied scatterable anti-vehicle blast mine intended for remote delivery by rocket artillery, helicopter, or aircraft dispensers rather than manual emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears in documented anti-vehicle mine use, with Human Rights Watch listing PTM-1/PTM-1G mines among types stockpiled by both Russia and Ukraine.
POM-2, Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsPOM-2Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mineSide: RussiaLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Soviet and Russian state arsenals / Soviet Union / RussiaThe POM-2 is a Soviet/Russian scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine that deploys tripwire sensors after delivery by rockets, helicopters, aircraft, vehicles, or specialized dispensers. In Ukraine and Libya, it appears in documented Russian-linked mine warfare, including POM-2 mines and KPOM-2 canisters recovered by Ukrainian emergency services and POM-2/POM-2R mines reported around Tripoli.
PTM-4M, Scatterable magnetic-influence anti-vehicle mine, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsPTM-4MScatterable magnetic-influence anti-vehicle mineSide: RussiaBuilt: AO NIII (Scientific Research Engineering Institute) / RussiaThe PTM-4M is a Russian modernized PTM-4-family scatterable anti-vehicle mine with magnetic-influence fuzing and selectable self-destruct, designed for remote minefield emplacement. Human Rights Watch documented a PTM-4M-marked delivery canister in Kharkiv Oblast in May 2022, and mine-monitoring sources list the type among Russian antivehicle mines used during the Russia-Ukraine War.

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Scatterable Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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9M59 anti-tank mine rocket, 220 mm cargo rocket carrying anti-tank mines with directional charges, MunitionsMunitions9M59 anti-tank mine rocket220 mm cargo rocket carrying anti-tank mines with directional chargesSide: UnknownBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Association / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M59 is a Soviet 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket for remote anti-tank minefield laying. Missilery identifies it as the 9M59 "Nebula" round completed in 1989 and accepted into Soviet Army service, while Army Guide lists it among the BM-27's rocket types and describes its nine anti-tank mines with directional charges.