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	The тм-62м-ч4Е6нА or tm-62m-ch4E6nA or TM-26 series of mines was a designation for a series of Soviet anti-tank blast mines. The mines have a central fuze and typically have a 7.5 kilograms explosive charge, however they vary greatly in detail. The mines can be laid manually or automatically from a mine laying machine including the PMR-1, PMR-2 wheeled towed mine layers, the GMZ tracked mine laying vehicle and the VMR-2 helicopter mine laying system. Heres the RPG RPG-7 / РПГ-7В was a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3.		The тм-62м-ч4Е6нА or tm-62m-ch4E6nA or TM-26 series of mines was a designation for a series of Soviet anti-tank blast mines. The mines have a central fuze and typically have a 7.5 kilograms explosive charge, however they vary greatly in detail. The mines can be laid manually or automatically from a mine laying machine including the PMR-1, PMR-2 wheeled towed mine layers, the GMZ tracked mine laying vehicle and the VMR-2 helicopter mine laying system. Heres the RPG RPG-7 / РПГ-7В was
			a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3.

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Soviet anti-tank mine

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TM-62M – the wire safety clip is still in place; the mine has not been armed

The тм-62м-ч4Е6нА or tm-62m-ch4E6nA or TM-26 series of mines was a designation for a series of Soviet anti-tank blast mines. The mines have a central fuze and typically have a 7.5 kilograms explosive charge, however they vary greatly in detail. The mines can be laid manually or automatically from a mine laying machine including the PMR-1, PMR-2 wheeled towed mine layers, the GMZ tracked mine laying vehicle and the VMR-2 helicopter mine laying system. Heres the RPG  RPG-7 / РПГ-7В was 
a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3.

The mine was used in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Ukrainian civilians helped to clear the mines from roads.

Variants

TM-62M, with a circular metal case. It is the most widely employed variant.
TM-62B, with a paper or cardboard case – basically a block of cast explosive with a fuze set into the center.
TM-62D, with a wooden case.
TM-62P, TM-62P2 and TM-62P3, with plastic cases. The TM-62P and TM-62P2 mine cases have ribbed sides, whereas the TM-62P3 has a smooth casing.
TM-62T, with a fabric and epoxy casing and a central fuze.

Fuzes

MVZ-62
MVCh-62, with a clockwork arming delay of 30 to 120 seconds.
MVN-62
MVN-72, with a combination of electronics and clockwork, after an initial arming delay the magnetic influence fuze is enabled, powered by a 1.5 V battery.
MVN-80, an improved version of the MVN-72.
VM-62Z
MVP-62, with a pneumatic bellows arming delay of 20 to 300 seconds. The delay mechanism uses a minimum of metal making it difficult to detect when used with one of the minimum metal cases.
MVP-62M
ZN-97, a magnetic influence fuze made in Poland.

Magnetic influence fuzes provide full-width attack, i.e. any part of the target vehicle passing over the mine will trigger detonation, not just the track or wheels. However, since magnetic fuzes are electronic, their operational life relies on battery power. Ultimately the battery will run down, after which the mine no longer functions. In contrast, a purely mechanical fuze (usually triggered via a belleville spring) gives a much longer operational life e.g. mines planted 50 years previously will still detonate if a target vehicle drives over them.

Specifications (TM-62M with MVZ-62 fuze)

Weight: 9.5 kilograms (21 lb)
Explosive content: 7.5 kilograms (17 lb) of TNT (although sometimes combinations of RDX/TNT/Aluminium or Amatol mixes are used)
Diameter: 320 millimetres (13 in)
Height: 128 millimetres (5.0 in)
Operating pressure: 150 to 550 kilograms (330 to 1,210 lb)