KhF-1 and KhF-2 bounding gas mines

The KhF-1 and KhF-2 bounding gas mines were Russian Landmines developed during World War II, though they were not deployed during the conflict . Instead of a chemical warhead, the mines when triggered by an operator several hundred meters away, bounded into the air and shattered projecting a chemical gas over an area of between 250 to 300 square meters.

Specifications

Length: 345 mm
Diameter: 150 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Warhead: 4.5 liter chemical

References

"KhF-1 and KhF-2 mines.".
KhF-2 at ORDATA

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