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M23 VX Landmine

The M23 land mine is a 13 inch diameter and 5 inch high munition filled with 10.5 pound of VX nerve gas. The mine weighs 22.75 pound unfuzed. The mine consists of a body, a conical burster, and a side initiator charge.


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