The
POMZ-2 is a Russian-made, stake-mounted, anti-personnel fragmentation mine. It was the Explosive weapon of the Viet Cong.
Description
The POMZ-2 consists of a grenade-like explosive mounted on a wooden stake. The mine was connected to a trip wire that set it off when someone trod across it.
Diameter: 60 mm (2.4 inches)
Height of Case: 130 mm (5.2 inches)
Height of Stake: ~300 mm (12 inches), but easily varied
Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs)
Charge: 75 g rod of cast TNT
Fuze: MUV series tripwire (2 to 5 kg pull)
Use
The POMZ-2 was used in the jungles of Vietnam to kill passing enemies. In the dense undergrowth, the tripwire would be nearly impossible to see. In the event that the mine was discovered, the Viet Cong often rigged the POMZ-2 to an F1 Grenade, so that if the POMZ was disarmed and pulled from the ground, it would detonate the grenade.