CC 48 mine

The CC 48 is an Italian wooden cased minimum metal anti-tank mine that was used during the Second World War.

The mine uses a shaped TNT explosive charge to produce a directional cutting effect.

The mine uses two PMC/43 fuzes, but these can be replaced with PMC/42/2 anti-personnel fuzes, combined with weakening the lid this can make it sensitive enough to be detonated by the weight of a mine.

The mines were normally laid between 3.5 and 1.8 meters apart, any closer would trigger sympathetic detonation.

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A diagram of a CC 48 landmine, showing the lid removed, revealing the two pressure fuzes embedded in the TNT shaped charge.