MOB (landmine)

The Modular Fragmentation Munition (Russian: Модульный Осколочный Боеприпас, Translit. Modulniy Oskolochniy Boyepripas) is a Russian high-explosive directional anti-personnel mine developed for the Russian Armed Forces.[1]

Description

The MOB is hand-placed plastic-bodied mine that can be command- or victim-activated.[1][2] The landmine can be assembled in modular form with multiple fragmentation blocks.[3]

The MOB is part of a cased kit which includes up to four MOB mines and various aiming, firing, and mounting accessories.[2]

The rate of detonation is 8,430 m/s at a density of 1.84g/cm3.[3]

Operational use

The MOB first saw use in 2022 during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Landmine Use in Ukraine". Human Rights Watch. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ a b c "MOB (Modular Fragmentation Munition)". Fenix Insight. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ a b "MOB landmine". Collective Awareness to UXO. Retrieved 2023-07-18.