land mine warfare
11mine strip — In land mine warfare, two parallel mine rows laid simultaneously six meters or six paces apart. See also mine row …
12Mine action — is a domain within humanitarian aid and development studies concerned with activities which aim to reduce the social, economic and environmental impact of landmines and the explosive remnants of war (ERW). Mine action deals with the many effects… …
13mine — mine1 /muyn/, pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective: The yellow sweater is mine. 2. something that belongs to me: Mine is the red car. 3. Archaic. my (used before a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h, or …
14Mine clearance agency — A mine clearance agency, or demining agency, is an organization involved in removal of landmines and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) for military, humanitarian, or commercial reasons. Demining includes mine clearance (actual removal and destruction of… …
15Mine flail — A preserved, World War 2, Sherman Crab – an M4 Sherman tank fitted with a flail A mine flail is a vehicle mounted device that makes a safe path through a mine field by deliberately detonating land mines in front of the vehicle that carries it.… …
16Mine plow — U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tank with mine plow from 1995 or earlier …
17Mine-clearing line charge — Detonation of a MICLIC to destroy a 1km in depth blast resistant minefield in Iraq. A mine clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC and pronounced mick lick ) is used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. While there are many… …
18Mine Protected Combat Vehicle — Mine Protected Combat Vehicle – MPCV Type Infantry fighting vehicle Place of origin  Rhodesia/(now …
19pressure mine — 1. In land mine warfare, a mine whose fuze responds to the direct pressure of a target. 2. In naval mine warfare, a mine whose circuit responds to the hydrodynamic pressure field of a target. See also mine …
20scatterable mine — In land mine warfare, a mine laid without regard to classical pattern and which is designed to be delivered by aircraft, artillery, missile, ground dispenser, or by hand. Once laid, it normally has a limited life. See also mine …
