how do landmines work and how much damage can they do?
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There are tons of different styles from traditional Anti-Personnel and Anti-Tank to Bouncing Betties and tripwire triggered mines.
Mines are built and selected for specific targets. Anti-tank mines often have a heavy trigger so they aren’t set off by people which would be a waste. Anti-personnel mines come in a variety of power levels really depending on the size of the mine with smaller mines being much less destructive than larger ones.
Most mines are triggered by direct downward pressure and then blow upwards but there are other styles out there. German S-Mines (Bouncing Betty) would be triggered by someone stepping on it, then a few seconds later it would launch about a meter into the air and then detonate. This meant that instead of hurting people for a few meters around it, it was fatal within 20 meters and could inflict causalities 140 meters away!
Just like most things, they vary and different tactics call for different styles
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