Family of Scatterable Mines

Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella appellation for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, dealing with the delivery of mines on the battlefield via artillery tube, rocket launcher, helicopter or aircraft.^[1] Developed in the 1970s this program introduced innovations in the field of scatterable mine emplacement, such as safe and arm sensor, preset self-destruct capabilities, countermeasure hardening and anti-disturbance features. All FASCAM mines have an active life cycle and self-destruct (SD) time after their active life has expired. The duration of the active life varies from 4 hours to 15 days depending on the system.^[2]

Systems that are part of the FASCAM range include:

• Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAMS) (a 155mm howitzer shell)
• Area Denial Artillery Munition (ADAM) (a 155mm howitzer shell)
• GATOR mine system (air dropped)
• Volcano mine system (various vehicles)

References

1. Martin B. Chase (1980-04). "Scatterable mines" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-08-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Federation of American Scientists (2000-02-19). "Family of Scatterable Mines - FASCAM". Retrieved 2014-08-13.