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[[Image:M2A4 mine M6A1 fuze.jpg|thumb|right|Cross-sectional view of a United States [[M2 mine|M2A4 bounding mine]] showing the [[fuze]] mechanism]]
A '''bounding mine''' is an [[anti-personnel mine]] designed to be used in open areas. When it is tripped, a small propelling charge launches the body of the mine {{convert|3
The original [[World War II]] German [[S-mine]] has been widely influential. Other countries that have employed bounding mines in war include the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[Vietnam]] and countries of former [[Yugoslav wars|Yugoslavia]]. China and Italy have also produced them. Some American mines designed for this purpose used a standard 60
Bounding mines are more expensive than typical [[anti-personnel]] blast mines, and they do not lend themselves to scatterable designs. Because they are designed to be buried, they are appropriate for command-detonated ambushes, but [[tripwire]] operation is common as well. By design, bounding mines contain a large amount of steel, which makes them comparatively easy to detect with metal detectors. However, it is often the case that [[minimum metal mine]]s are also planted in the same minefield, which complicates the [[demining]] process.
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== Examples ==
* [[S-mine]], Germany, nicknamed the ''Bouncing Betty'' by most Allied troops, “Frog” by Soviet troops and nicknamed the "Jumping Jack" by Australian and New Zealand soldiers.
* [[M16 mine|M16 APM]], United States, based on captured S-mine plans. It launches {{convert|4
* [[A.P. Mine E.P. No. 4]], UK and Commonwealth
* [[OZM]], Russian family of mines (OZM-3, OZM-4 and OZM-72).
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== See also ==
*[[Land mine]]
== References ==
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