10 years later: Germany restores the production of MIN DM22 that was shipped for the Armed Forces (video)
The release of this type of weapons was stopped 10 years ago, but after the transfer of a large number of such mines to Ukraine, the internal reserves of the Bundesver were depleted. This was reported on October 31 at Defense Express. In particular, it is a supply of 2600 mines as a replenishment of the arsenal after their supply to Ukrainian troops. The cost of the contract is 68 million euros, which provides for the cost of one mine DM22 about 26. 1 thousand euros.
In addition, there is an option for supplying another 10 thousand mines. The demonstration party should be made by 2025, mass production will start the same year, and the final deliveries are scheduled for 2027. DM22 ammunition was developed in the 1990s based on DM12 PARM (Panzer Abwehr Richt Minen) anti-tank meal. Following the Ottawa Convention, they were upgraded to the DM22 standard by adding an automatic system that makes PARM inert after 40 days of operation.
The DM22 mine itself has an atypical structure and actually acts as an anti -tank grenade launcher. The ammunition consists of an anti -tank cumulative warhead with a jet with a jet engine designed to damage the targets at a distance of up to 100 meters. The second half of the DM22 is the rear element with the bracket and a detonator, which together with the projectile is held by a trunk with a trunk, which makes it ideal for the rapidly changing environment.
Due to the need to bury a mine, the entire DM22 system can be easily transported and installed in minutes. The mine triggers when you touch the fiber -optic starting cable, which in the standard configuration extends 40 meters in the direction of start. The mine is installed in such a way that the charge is directed to the board. It is claimed that a mine is able to punch a reservation of more than 100 mm and can be programmed for up to 30 days (according to other data up to 40).