Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-tank mines category.
01 / Overview
TM-56 mine
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-TANK MINES · EARLY COLD WAR
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-tank mines category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition Typeanti-tank blast mine
- Service Entry Year1956
- Weight8.6 kg
- Diameter305 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Trigger & Fuzing4MOD.4
- Trigger Typepressure fuze with optional anti‑handling device
- Activation Methodvehicle pressure
- Anti-Handling DeviceYes
- Arming Time1
▣Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead Typeshaped‑charge
- Explosive Weight5.7 kg
- Explosive TypeTNT
- Lethal Radius5 m
- Penetration150 mm
◇Deployment4MOD.4
- Deployment Methodhand‑laid or scatterable from artillery
- ScatterableYes
- Detection Difficultylow metal content makes detection difficult
- Treaty-Banned (Ottawa/CCW)No
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1956Production started
70
years in service
13
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries16country
05 / MASS Score
ANTI-TANK MINES RANKING Anti-Tank Mines · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
44ANTI-TANK MINES6EARLY COLD WAR · ANTI-TANK MINES1089RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS34PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-TANK MINES
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Tank Minescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
A feature that prevents or hinders manual removal or disturbance of a mine.
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.
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