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PFM-1

Anti-Personnel Mines · Russia · 1980
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PFM-1

⚙ BLU-43 Dragontooth variant
PFM-1
PFM-1 Photo: Juergen Lumpp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Lethality
30
Concealment
85
Trigger Sensitivity
70
Anti-Handling
0
Reliability
60
Safety / Self-Destruct
20
Ease of Deployment
90
Detection Resistance
95
Area Coverage
75
Cost
90
Origin Russia
CategoryAnti-Personnel Mines
EraCold War
In service1980
Operators41 countries
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
59
Anti-Personnel Mines MASS Rating
5/6
Cold War
38/45
All-Time
Anti-Personnel Mines · 10 axes scored
Lethality
30
Concealment
85
Trigger Sensitivity
70
Anti-Handling
0
Reliability
60
Safety / Self-Destruct
20
Ease of Deployment
90
Detection Resistance
95
Area Coverage
75
Cost
90
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-personnel mines category.
01 / Overview
PFM-1
Country
Production
1980–
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES · COLD WAR
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
59
anti-personnel mines category
ⓘ 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 Typeanti-personnel mine
  • Service Entry Year1980
  • Weight0.037 kg
  • Diameter120 mm
  • In ServiceYes
◈Trigger & Fuzing5MOD.5
▣Effect5MOD.5
  • Warhead Typehigh explosive
  • Explosive Weight0.037 kg
  • Explosive TypeVS-6D or VS-60D liquid explosive
  • DirectionalNo
  • BoundingNo
◇Deployment4MOD.4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1945First deployment: Cold War
  2. 1980Production started
46
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 41 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
PFM-1 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·100% loss
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Scatterable: a capability of anti‑personnel mines that allows them to be deployed en masse by aerial, artillery, or vehicle‑borne dispersal systems rather than manual placement.
A safety or security feature in anti-personnel mines that renders the device permanently inoperable or destroys its components to prevent unauthorized use or recovery.
A capability or feature explicitly prohibited by international treaties such as the Ottawa Treaty or CCW Amended Protocol II.
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