"Shahda" with anti -tank mines: how Russia makes air attacks even deadly

A military specialist in the systems of EW and communication, Sergei Flash Beskrestnov, said that in several regions, "Shah? These mines, according to a specialist, are equipped with a magnetic detonator and respond to equipment nearby, creating a new threat. "The enemy's idea is not understood by what they want to change and why. Maybe it is a terrorist attack on public roads, or maybe an attempt to attack our agriculture.

I ask everyone to pay attention to such items and if you find it not to approach them with machines," Flash said. PTM-3 anti-tank mine is a Soviet engineering ammunition, developed in the 1980s to defeat caterpillar and wheel equipment. The main characteristics of the mine: a mine has a magnetic detonator who responds to equipment or metal objects (50-100 g), as well as an additional detonator that works when changing the position, making it unnecessary.

It is installed systems of remote mining in cassettes KPTM-3. When the explosion, it punches the bottom or destroys the caterpillars, causing a crew or fire. Military expert Pavel Narozhny said that the main purpose of this mine is to create obstacles to the movement of enemy equipment by installing mine fields through various means of delivery, such as artillery shells, aviation ammunition, or reactive artillery system, such as Hurricane or Smeln.

According to the expert, PTM-3 is delivered using cassette ammunition, such as KPTM-3, which can contain several mines. For example, a 9m59 projectile for Hurricane carries 9 mines and 9m55k4 for "tornado" - up to 25 mines. During the discharge from the air, the cassette is opened, the mines are flying, fixed with a special cable. This cable breaks out the check, activating pyropatron, which burns for about 1-2 minutes.

During this time, the mine falls to the ground, its blast is transferred to combat, and it becomes ready for operation. "A mine is equipped with a magnetic detonator that responds to metal objects, such as technique, up to 1-1. 5 meters. PTM-3 has a cumulative effect, capable of punching a 20-25 cm armor thick, destroying the caterpillars of tanks or causing a fire in vehicles. It can lead to an explosion. For self-liquidation in PTM-3, a timer is installed, which can be tuned for 16, 24 or 48 hours.

After this time, the mine explodes on its own, which reduces the need for demining, but creates additional risks to the civilian population and the military. The expert claims that PTM-3 demining is an extremely difficult and dangerous task. The only safe way to neutralize is to destroy a mine from a long distance, for example, with a sniper rifle or machine gun from a distance of at least 500 meters. However, the safest is to simply wait for the mine.

The people recalled that Russia has long been actively using PTM-3 in the war against Ukraine, in particular for remote mines. For example, such mines were used during the offensive on Kharkiv, where cassette ammunition with PTM-3 was scattered around the city, affecting civilian infrastructure. This testifies to the tactics of deliberate threat to the civilian population and complication of the restoration of normal life in the affected areas.

The expert doubts that such drones will be used against cities in the deep rear, but it does not completely exclude such probability. "Most likely, Russian forces can use PTM-3 to mine areas near the collision line to complicate the maneuvers of Ukrainian equipment. These mines, despite their" obsolescence "remain an effective tool in the modern war due to its simplicity, high danger and complexity of neutralization," the Narozhnyi emphasized.

The expert claims that the combat of "Shahaned" with PTM-3 is no different from the opposition of ordinary drones of this type. They can be beaten with machine guns, portable anti-aircraft missile complexes (MAFCs) or even helicopters. However, the main difficulty is that in the case of discharge of mines, the disposal of the territory becomes an extremely dangerous and time -consuming process.

Complex measures are needed to counteract such threats: strengthening of air defense for the interception of "shahas", intelligence for the detection of replaced areas, and specialized sapper units for demining. At the same time, the civilian population in potentially affected areas should be particularly cautious, avoid suspicious objects and report the relevant services. PTM-3, despite its age, remains a serious threat that requires vigilance and coordinated efforts to neutralize it.