Valmara 69
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Valmara 69 or V-69 is an Italian bounding anti-personnel mine manufactured by Valsella. The mine was developed from the V-59 mine, and although the mine is no longer produced in Italy, a number of cop
A Valmara 69 mine during training by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team in Kuwait, 1992.
Three land mines: the Valmara 69 is in the middle
VS-50 mine
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The VS-50 is a circular plastic-cased anti-personnel blast mine that entered production in 1985. It was formerly made by the now-defunct Valsella Meccanotecnica SpA, an Italian high-tech defence compa
Valmara 69
…and may be difficult to see, particularly in heavy undergrowth. Additionally, the Valmara 69 may be laid along with minimum metal mines such as the VS-50, VS MK2, TS-50, SB-33 and SB-81, which complicates the clearance process. Valsella also manufactured a completely separate electronic anti-handling…
VS-50 mine
A deminer from non-governmental organisation MAG (Mines Advisory Group) disarms a VS-50 landmine in Dohuk governorate, West Region of Iraq