Directional Antipersonnel Mine

Notes: This Romanian mine's proper designation was not known as the Twilight War commenced. It is a simple box with fuse wells, containing cast TNT embedded with 1450 3-gram fragments. It is a huge mine, with an explosive charge of 12 kilograms. The mine may be command-detonated or by a tripwire, and several mine may be chained together for series detonation. It is unaffected by overpressure, and may be disarmed at normal chances.

Weapon

Weight

Price

Type

Damage

Penetration

DPV

Directional APERS Mine

19 kg

$2970

Directional APERS

C48 B200

5C

142

Lightweight Antipersonnel Mine

Notes: This mine was new issue to Romanian forces at the outset of the Twilight War, and its true designation was never known to Western forces. It is a toepopper mine; the mine affects only the individual triggering it, and all the concussion and fragment damage is directed into the legs. This mine was often carried by Romanian patrols to drop in the path of pursuing enemies, as it is quickly and easily set. It is a plastic mine, two levels harder to detect with a mine detector. It may be disarmed normally, but was normally blown in place, and NATO forces in Romanian territory usually carried concussion grenades to deal with these mines. It is susceptible to overpressure, being 25% likely to go off per concussion die applied.

Weapon

Weight

Price

Type

Damage

Penetration

DPV

Lightweight APERS

0.11 kg

$2

APERS

C1 B1

Nil

5

MAI-75

Notes: This Romanian-made plastic antipersonnel mine is used by Bloc forces and by Angola. It is very difficult to detect with mine detectors; two levels harder. This mine is usually paired with an antitank mine, often with the MAI-75 on top of the antitank mine to set it off at its greater sensitivity, since the MAI-75 requires only 5 kg of pressure to detonate. The mine is easily neutralized and disarmed, and is susceptible to overpressure (25% chance per concussion dice applied to it of a sympathetic detonation).

Weapon

Weight

Price

Type

Damage

Penetration

DPV

MAI-75

0.3 kg

$5

Plastic APERS

C2 B4

2C

12

MAT-62B

Notes: This minimal-metal Romanian mine started replacing the MAT-76 in Romanian service just before the Twilight War. It is two levels harder to detect with a mine detector. The MAT-62B is detonated by a pressure fuse requiring 200 kg to actuate. It generally causes a considerable amount of damage to vehicles triggering it. It cannot be neutralized once armed, making disarming attempts one level harder. It is somewhat susceptible to overpressure, 15% likely to go off per concussion dice applied.

Weapon

Weight

Price

Type

Damage

Penetration

DPV

MAT-62B

9.8 kg

$255

Plastic Antitank

C25 B30

105C

45

MAT-76

Notes: The MAT-76 is a very large minimal-metal antitank mine made by Romania and used by Bloc forces, Kuwait, and several African nations. It is a large block of TNT with a detonator, encased in glass-fiber resin. The MAT-76 is two levels harder to detect. This mine cannot be neutralized once armed, making disarming attempts very tricky (one level harder.) The MAT-76 is triggered by 200 kg pressure. It is also susceptible to overpressure, and is 25% likely to go off per concussion point applied to it.

Weapon

Weight

Price

Type

Damage

Penetration

DPV

MAT-76

10 kg

$260

Plastic Antitank

C33 B40

125C

60