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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-personnel mines category.
01 / Overview
VS-50 mine
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition Typeanti-personnel blast mine
- Service Entry Year1985
- Weight185 kg
- Diameter90 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Trigger & Fuzing5MOD.5
- Trigger Typepressure plate
- Activation Methodsustained downward force
- Anti-Handling DeviceYes
- Command-DetonatedNo
- Self-Destruct / DeactivationNo
▣Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead Typeblast
- Explosive Weight43 kg
- Explosive TypeRDX
- Penetration5 mm
- DirectionalNo
- BoundingNo
◇Deployment4MOD.4
- Deployment Methodhelicopters, ground vehicles, hand
- ScatterableYes
- Detection Difficultyminimum metal configuration
- Treaty-Banned (Ottawa/CCW)Yes
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1985Production started
41
years in service
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES RANKING Anti-Personnel Mines · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Personnel Minescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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.
A capability or feature explicitly prohibited by international treaties such as the Ottawa Treaty or CCW Amended Protocol II.
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