PROM-1, the Glossary
The PROM-1 is a Yugoslavian manufactured bounding anti-personnel mine.[1]
Table of Contents
35 relations: Angola, Anti-personnel mine, Body armor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bounding mine, Composition B, Croatia, Detonation, Detonator, Eritrea, Firing pin, Fuze, Human eye, In situ, Iraq, Kevlar, Land mine, M16 mine, Minimum metal mine, Mozambique, Namibia, No Man's Land (2001 film), Ottawa Treaty, OZM, Percussion cap, PMA-3 mine, PMN mine, S-mine, TNT, Tripwire, Valmara 59, Valmara 69, VS-50 mine, Wound, Yugoslavia.
- Land mines of Yugoslavia
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.
Anti-personnel mine
An anti-personnel mine or anti-personnel landmine (APL) is a form of mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to an anti-tank mine, which target vehicles. PROM-1 and anti-personnel mine are anti-personnel mines.
See PROM-1 and Anti-personnel mine
Body armor
Body armor, personal armor (also spelled armour), armored suit (armoured) or coat of armor, among others, is armor for a person's body: protective clothing or close-fitting hands-free shields designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Босна и Херцеговина), sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, situated on the Balkan Peninsula.
See PROM-1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bounding mine
A bounding mine is an anti-personnel mine designed to be used in open areas. PROM-1 and bounding mine are anti-personnel mines.
Composition B
Composition B (Comp B), also known as Hexotol and Hexolite (among others), is a high explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT.
Croatia
Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.
Detonation
Detonation is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it.
Detonator
A detonator, sometimes called a blasting cap in the US, is a small sensitive device used to provoke a larger, more powerful but relatively insensitive secondary explosive of an explosive device used in commercial mining, excavation, demolition, etc.
Eritrea
Eritrea (or; Ertra), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara.
Firing pin
A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire.
Fuze
In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates its function.
See PROM-1 and Fuze
Human eye
The human eye is an organ of the sensory nervous system that reacts to visible light and allows the use of visual information for various purposes including seeing things, keeping balance, and maintaining circadian rhythm.
In situ
In situ (often not italicized in English) is a Latin phrase that translates literally to "on site" or "in position." It can mean "locally", "on site", "on the premises", or "in place" to describe where an event takes place and is used in many different contexts.
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
See PROM-1 and Iraq
Kevlar
Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.
Land mine
A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.
M16 mine
The M16 mine is a United States-made bounding anti-personnel mine. PROM-1 and M16 mine are anti-personnel mines.
A minimum metal mine is a land mine that is designed to use the smallest amount of metal possible in its construction.
See PROM-1 and Minimum metal mine
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
No Man's Land (2001 film)
No Man's Land (Ничија земља) is a 2001 war film that is set in the midst of the Bosnian War.
See PROM-1 and No Man's Land (2001 film)
Ottawa Treaty
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (APLs) around the world.
OZM
The OZM-3, OZM-4 and OZM-72 are Soviet manufactured bounding type anti-personnel mines. PROM-1 and OZM are anti-personnel mines.
See PROM-1 and OZM
Percussion cap
The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition.
PMA-3 mine
The PMA-3 is a Yugoslavian blast resistant minimum metal anti-personnel mine. PROM-1 and PMA-3 mine are anti-personnel mines and land mines of Yugoslavia.
PMN mine
The PMN series of blast anti-personnel mines were designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union. PROM-1 and PMN mine are anti-personnel mines.
S-mine
The German S-mine (Schrapnellmine, Springmine or Splittermine in German), known by enemy Allied Forces as the "Bouncing Betty" on the Western Front and "frog-mine" on the Eastern Front, is the best-known version of a class of mines known as bounding mines. PROM-1 and s-mine are anti-personnel mines.
TNT
Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene), and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3.
See PROM-1 and TNT
Tripwire
A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism.
Valmara 59
The Valmara 59 is a large cylindrical Italian bounding anti-personnel mine. PROM-1 and Valmara 59 are anti-personnel mines.
Valmara 69
Valmara 69 or V-69 is an Italian bounding anti-personnel mine manufactured by Valsella. PROM-1 and Valmara 69 are anti-personnel mines.
VS-50 mine
The VS-50 is a circular plastic-cased anti-personnel blast mine that entered production in 1985. PROM-1 and VS-50 mine are anti-personnel mines.
Wound
A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs.
See PROM-1 and Wound
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија) was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 to 1992.
See also
Land mines of Yugoslavia
- MRUD
- PMA-2 mine
- PMA-3 mine
- PMR-3 mine
- PMR-U mine
- PPMP-2 mine
- PROM-1
- PT-56 mine
- TMA-1 mine
- TMA-2 mine
- TMA-3 mine
- TMA-4 mine
- TMA-5 mine
- TMD-1 and TMD-2 mines
- TMM-1 mine
- TMRP-6