What is the purpose of an anti-personnel mine in wartime?

Typically, anti-personnel blast mines are triggered when the victim steps on them. Their primary purpose is to blow the victim’s foot or leg off, disabling them. Injuring, rather than killing, the victim is viewed as preferable to increase the logistical (evacuation, medical) burden on the opposing force.

Why are landmines used?

Land mines are typically used to disrupt or prevent the massed attack of tanks and/or infantry. There are two basic types: antitank mines designed to destroy or damage vehicles, especially tanks; and lighter antipersonnel mines.

How do anti-personnel landmines work?

Anti-personnel landmines are designed specifically to reroute or push back foot soldiers from a given geographic area. These mines can kill or disable their victims, and are activated by pressure, tripwire or remote detonation.

Why are landmines banned?

Banning landmines increases peace and security and can be a valuable peace-building tool. For example, Greece and Turkey, long-term rivals with border disputes, used their shared commitment to joining the Mine Ban Treaty as a confidence building measure.

What does the word anti-personnel mean?

English Language Learners Definition of antipersonnel : made to kill and injure people rather than to destroy buildings, vehicles, etc.

What is anti mine?

Definition of anti-mine 1 : serving to counteract or protect against explosive mines United Technologies Corp.

How were landmines used in the Civil War?

Landmines Rains first used the subterranean booby traps in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, and later buried thousands more around Richmond and in various parts of the Deep South.

Why are landmines called landmines?

They are called “mines” because people who put them there often dig a tunnel under the ground (like miners who dig for coal etc.).

What is an anti-personnel device?

Anti-personnel mines are victim-activated explosive devices intended to kill or injure one or more persons. The main categories of anti-personnel mine are blast, fragmentation, bounding fragmentation, and directional fragmentation.

Are anti personnel mines illegal?

Anti-personnel landmines are prohibited under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (or Mine Ban Convention), adopted in 1997. More than 150 countries have joined this treaty.

What is the anti-personnel control squad?

The Anti-Personnel Control Squad (対人制圧部隊 Taijin Seiatsu Butai?) was an elite squad led by Kenny Ackermann and was part of the Interior Military Police, working for Rod Reiss. Its members were highly competent and were equipped with Anti-Personnel omni-directional mobility gear, designed specifically for their squad.

What is an anti-personnel mine?

Anti-personnel mines are victim-activated explosive devices intended to kill or injure one or more persons. The main categories of anti-personnel mine are blast, fragmentation, bounding fragmentation, and directional fragmentation. Blast mines are normally triggered by pressure whereas fragmentation mines are triggered by tripwire.

What are the laws regulating anti-personnel mines?

Three weapons law treaties regulate anti-personnel mines directly. The 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which is the primary frame of reference, prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, transfer, and use of anti-personnel mines. A total of 161 states were party as of 1 December 2013.

What are antipersonnel landmines (APL)?

The use of antipersonnel landmines (APL) can be traced to World War II when they were developed for use in antitank (AT) minefields to discourage foot soldiers from disabling AT mines.

How does an anti-tank mine detonate?

A mine is detonated by the action of its target, the passage of time, or controlled means. There are two types of land-based mines– anti-tank (AT) and anti-personnel (AP). AT mines are designed to immobilize or destroy vehicles and their occupants.