Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-personnel mines category.
01 / Overview
Claymore mine
Category
Country
Production
1960–
Quantity
10,000
Unit Price (current)
$265.13↗ 123% inflation · 1993→2025
Original Price
$119 (1993)
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES · EARLY COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$265.13
Original: $119 (1993)
Inflation: +%123
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-personnel mines category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition TypeDirectional fragmentation mine
- Service Entry Year1960
- Weight1.59 kg
- Diameter38 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Trigger & Fuzing5MOD.5
- Trigger TypeTripwire or command
- Activation MethodElectrical or non-electrical firing system
- Anti-Handling DeviceNo
- Command-DetonatedYes
- Self-Destruct / DeactivationNo
▣Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead TypeFragmentation
- Explosive Weight0.68 kg
- Explosive TypeC-4
- Lethal Radius50 m
- DirectionalYes
- BoundingNo
◇Deployment4MOD.4
- Deployment MethodManually emplaced
- ScatterableNo
- Detection DifficultyLow
- Treaty-Banned (Ottawa/CCW)No
◆Production3MOD.3
- Total Production10,000
- Unit Cost119 USD
- Operators3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1960Production started
66
years in service
10,000
units produced
13
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
CLAYMORE MINE · CONFLICTS SERVED IN33% win·17% loss
Total Conflicts
6
Victories
2
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
2021–Myanmar Civil War—→2003–2011Iraq WarDecisive victory→1979–1989Soviet-Afghan WarDecisive victory→1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries13country
06 / MASS Score
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES RANKING Anti-Personnel Mines · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
18ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES2EARLY COLD WAR · ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES630UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS1PRICE · ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES927PRICE · ALL WEAPONS3PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Personnel Minescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Designed to be detonated by a remote command rather than automatically upon activation.
A directional anti-personnel mine is a type of mine that is designed to affect a specific area or direction, often with a shaped charge.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
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