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I MARCH 1945sible after removal of the front panel. The poleis in three sections. The search coil is housed ina bakelite moulding.(2) Employment. The circuit is adjustc.d forzero balance. A tone is produced in the earphonesby proximity of a metal object.e. OTHER MINE DETECTORS. Other mine detectorsin general use are:Pentagrid tube type.M.S.F. 1007.Frankfurt 42.Pram Mine Detector.Wiesbaden Mine Detector.UNCCASSIF\EDTM-E 30-4515. Antipersonnel Minesa. I 35. lc sc-riptioll. This antipersonnelmine may be operated by direct pressureon an in in the head, or by a pull onn or more i l-e s attacllrtl to pull igniters.The mine may also be fired electrically. The pressureigniter, S.Mi.Z.35, functions under a weightof about 15 pounds. When set with trip n-ircs,pull igniters ZZ.35 or Zu.ZZ.35 are used, with atwo- or three-way adapter screwed on the mine inplace of the transit cap. The mine is cylindricalwith a c o v c‘r, For transport threeare carried in a wooden box or watertight pressedmetal case. In the space between the outer caseand inner cylinder of each mine there are approximately360 steel balls, mild steel rods in shortlengths, or small pieces of scrap steel. These constitutethe loading of the mine. The base platehas a recess to hold the propcllent charge. Thecentral steel tube is threaded externally to takethe adapters or igniters, and internally to takeany standard German igniter or electric detonatorfor deliberate firing. At its lower end, the tubepasses through the base plate and is securrtl by aunion. Inside the main steel tube is another shorttube, containing a delay element (about A]/> seconds).There have been cases where the delayholder has been replaced by a detonator, causingthe mine to explode without jumping-. E1uall~spaced in the base plate are holes leading into thebottom of the three detonator tubes and containingshort-delay elements. When the igniter functions,the delay pellet provides a short delay beforeigniting the propellent charge in the baseof the mine. The burning of this charge projectsthe main elements of the mine into the air. Simultaneously,the powder delays in the bottom of thedetonator tubes are ignited and explode the minesome 3 to 5 feet above the ground.Ju/urc 71.—S-Mine with )' Adapter and Z.Z.35 Igniter.Figure 73.—S-Mine with S.Mi.Z.35Igniter.