Brontekst bekijken van Tellermine 42

{{Short description|German anti-tank mine}}
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|caption=Tellermine 42
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The '''Tellermine 42''' (T.Mi.42) was a German metal-cased [[anti-tank mine|anti-tank blast mine]] used during the [[Second World War]]. The mine was a development of the [[Tellermine 35]] with improved resistance to blast. It was followed by the simplified [[Tellermine 43]].
The [[Tellermine]] consists of a circular pressed steel main body with a large central pressure plate. The pressure plate is smaller than the earlier Tellermine 35, which increases the mine's resistance to blast. Two secondary fuze wells are provided for [[anti-handling devices]], one in the side, and one on the bottom of the mine. The mine has a carrying handle.

The T.Mi.Z.43 pressure [[fuze]] can be fitted to Tellermine 42s. The T.Mi.Z.43 fuze is notable for featuring an integral [[anti-handling device]] as standard: when the fuze is inserted and the pressure plate screwed down into place, it shears a weak arming pin in the fuze with an audible "snap". This action arms the anti-handling device. Thereafter, any attempt to disarm the mine by unscrewing the pressure plate (to remove the fuze) will automatically trigger [[detonation]]. Since it is impossible to determine which fuze type has been installed, no pressure plate should ever be removed from a [[Tellermine]].

==Specifications==
* Height: {{convert|102|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
* Diameter: {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}}
* Weight: {{convert|9.1|kg|lboz|abbr=on}}
* Explosive content: {{convert|5.5|kg|lboz|abbr=on}} of [[trinitrotoluene|TNT]]  or 50/50 Amatol
* Trigger weight: {{convert|100-180|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

==References==
* Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006
* [http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/tme30/index.html TM-E 30-451, ''Handbook of German Military Forces'']

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[[Category:Anti-tank mines]]
[[Category:World War II infantry weapons of Germany]]
[[Category:Land mines of Germany]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced from 1940 to 1944]]

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