MKTBT mine

MKTBT mine
Type Anti-tank mine
Place of origin  Albania
Service history
Used by Albanian Army
Specifications
Weight 15 kg
Height 140 mm
Diameter 375 mm

Filling Self-forging fragment warhead
Filling weight 1.9 kg of explosive
Detonation
mechanism
Mechanical pressure fuze

The MKTBT is a large circular bakelite cased Albanian anti-tank blast mine. The mine uses a mechanical pressure fuze, copied from the Russian MV-5. The mine has relatively low metal content, including a metal carrying handle and fixing brackets, as well as six screws in the top of the mine. The mine is normally colored red-brown.

The mine is found in small numbers in Kosovo and may be present in Albania.

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