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Tripwire Weapons and Military Equipment

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

5 weapon systems

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.

MON-100, Directional anti-personnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMON-100Directional anti-personnel fragmentation mineSide: RussiaLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Soviet and Russian state arsenals / USSR / RussiaThe MON-100 is a Soviet/Russian directional anti-personnel fragmentation mine in the larger end of the MON family. Technical references describe a circular metal-bodied, stake- or fixture-mounted mine with a 2 kg TNT charge, roughly 400 steel fragments, and command or tripwire-capable initiation. Monitoring groups identify MON-100 use by Russian forces in the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present and by Russian mercenaries around Tripoli during the Second Libyan Civil War 2014-2020.

MON-90, Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMON-90Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mineSide: RussiaLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Soviet / Russian defense industry / Soviet Union / Russia / BulgariaThe MON-90 is a Soviet-designed directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine and the 90 m member of the MON family between the smaller MON-50 and larger MON-100. Technical references describe a plastic-bodied, tree-spike-mounted mine with about 2,000 steel fragments, two M-10 threaded fuze wells, and command or tripwire initiation depending on setup. Direct monitoring sources place MON-90 mines in Russian use in Ukraine after the 2022 invasion and in Russian-linked Tripoli mine contamination during the Second Libyan Civil War.

POM-2, Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsPOM-2Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mineSide: RussiaLibyan National ArmySyrian government and alliesBuilt: 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. It appears in documented Russian-linked mine warfare in Ukraine and Libya, and in photographed Soviet mine contamination on former Syrian Civil War 2011-present contact-line farmland.

POMZ-2, Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsPOMZ-2Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mineSide: ArmeniaArtsakhSoviet Union and Afghan government forcesNorth Vietnam and Viet CongSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Various manufacturers / Soviet UnionThe POMZ-2 is a Soviet stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine built around a serrated cast-iron body, TNT charge, and pull-fuze tripwire. Its simple above-ground layout made the mine a persistent legacy hazard: cataloged use now spans Soviet mine warfare in Afghanistan, Vietnamese forces in the Vietnam War 1955-1975, Nagorno-Karabakh stockpiles and defensive minefields, and a limited Syrian Civil War 2011-present indication tied to Syrian government forces.