POM-2 mine

The POM-2 (Russian: Противопехотная Осколочная Мина-2, romanized: Protivopekhotnaya Oskolochnaya Mina, lit.

[1] In its armed position, it is presented as a steel cylinder with six spring-loaded fins at the bottom of the mine.

[1][2] At the point where the pull cords are ejected, the mechanism of self-liquidation[clarification needed] starts working.

If any cracks deeper than 0.3 mm are present, then the cassette must be withdrawn, as it must be hermetically sealed.

[3][4] If the mining is performed with the usage of the helicopter-mounted minelaying system VSM-1, then the machine must be moving at a speed in the range of 160–220 km/h, at an altitude of 50–100 meters, with an interval between every cassette launch being 0.8 seconds.