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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

PFM-1, Scatterable anti-personnel blast mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry 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 Weapons

Infantry 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 Weapons

Infantry 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 Weapons

Infantry 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.

9M59 anti-tank mine rocket, 220 mm cargo rocket carrying anti-tank mines with directional charges, Munitions

Munitions9M59 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.

9M27K3 anti-personnel mine rocket, 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket for anti-personnel mines, Munitions

Munitions9M27K3 anti-personnel mine rocket220 mm Uragan cargo rocket for anti-personnel minesSide: UnknownBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Association / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M27K3 is a Soviet-origin 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket that scatters 312 PFM anti-personnel mines from the BM-27 family. It is the Uragan mine-delivery round associated with remote anti-personnel minefield laying and area-denial fires.

9M527 anti-tank mine rocket, 300 mm anti-tank mine cargo rocket, Munitions

Munitions9M527 anti-tank mine rocket300 mm anti-tank mine cargo rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M527 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family cargo rocket that lays remote anti-tank minefields with PTM-3 mines. Missilery describes it as a 2004-completed Smerch round, while METIS identifies it as a Russian Federation munition with a 25-mine payload, 815 kg launch weight, and up to 90 km range.

CBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser, Wind-corrected munition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions DispenserWind-corrected munition dispenserSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe CBU-104 Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser is a U.S. air-delivered scatterable-mine munition that combines the CBU-89 Gator dispenser with a wind-correction tail kit. Air Force Magazine describes the weapon as carrying 72 BLU-91 anti-armor mines and 22 BLU-92 anti-personnel mines, and the B-1B Lancer fact sheet lists CBU-104 among the bomber's armament.