The TQ-Mi is an obsolete circular Czechoslovakian anti-tank blast mine. The mines body is made of cardboard impregnated with asphalt. A central pressure cap is made of glass, which sits on top of a chemical fuze, which is crushed open onto the booster charge. The booster charge is embedded in the TNT main charge, above which are a number of scrap metal fragments, giving a secondary anti-personnel effect.

It has now been withdrawn from service with the Czech and Slovakian armies.

TQ-Mi mine

Specifications

Diameter: 560 mm

Height: 150 mm

Weight: 10 kg

Explosive content: 5.21 kg of TNT with a 0.1 kg booster charge

Operating pressure: 320 kg

References

Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006

Anti-tank mines

Land mines of Czechoslovakia

TQ-Mi mine