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Line 2: [[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~~bouncing 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 3–4 feet, or about a meter, into the air, where the main charge detonates and sprays fragmentation at roughly waist height. 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 mm [[High explosive\|HE]] mortar round with an improvised time delay [[Fuze\|fuse]] which is activated by the propelling charge.

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