AIR-SOWN MINES FOR THE MASSIVE BARRIER

Abstract

A discussion of a series of air-sown mines designed to complement the use of gravel mines and to be sown densely along wider trails and roads is presented. The basic design is a pencil-shaped, fin-stabilized device which would be capable of soil penetration to a predetermined depth, so that a plunger-activator projects just slightly above the trail surface. The objective is to produce a system of cheap, small devices that would present a formidable barrier to infiltration and would be difficult to counter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0383442

Entities

People

  • Leon Lederman
  • Val L. Fitch

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counter Countermeasures
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Firing Pins
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • High Explosives
  • Internal Pressure
  • Lead Azides
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Surface Properties
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design