Remote Anti-Armor Mine System
The Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAMS) are two types of 155 mm howitzer projectiles containing nine anti-tank mines each. They were developed for the United States Army around 1980. Each round contains either the M718 or M718A1 (RAAM-L) mines, which have a self-destruct time over 48 hours; or the M741 or M741A1 (RAAM-S) mines, with a self-destruct time of approximately 4 hours.
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Remote Anti-Armor Mine System
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The Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAMS) are two types of 155 mm howitzer projectiles containing nine anti-tank mines each. They were developed for the United States Army around 1980. Each round contains either the M718 or M718A1 (RAAM-L) mines, which have a self-destruct time over 48 hours; or the M741 or M741A1 (RAAM-S) mines, with a self-destruct time of approximately 4 hours.
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Both projectiles are used with the M577 or M577A1 Mechanical Time and Superquick (MTSQ) fuze, which triggers the ejection mechanism of the mines above enemy territory after a preset time. These mines can be delivered at ranges from 4 to from the artillery battery position using the M109, M198, or M777 howitzers. The United States sent about 10,200 RAAMS rounds to Ukraine between the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and January 2023.
A cut-away diagram of an M-718/M-741 155 mm remote anti-armor mine system (RAAMS) artillery projectile.
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A diagram of the parts of the mine used in the M-718/M-741 155 mm remote anti-armor mine system (RAAMS) artillery projectile
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• Name — Remote Anti-Armor Mine System • Origin — United States • Type — Artillery shell with anti-tank mines • Is Ranged — yes • Is Explosive — yes • Wars — * Russo-Ukrainian War • Design Date — Around 1980 • Weight — 5 lbs (mine) • Caliber — 155 mm • Filling — PBX 0280 (95% RDX, 5% Estane) • Filling Weight — 1.26 lb
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- 1.FM 20-32 Mine/Countermine Operations Headquarters, United States Department of the Army, Februar 2004, "3-11" bis "3-13" https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publications/FM%2020-32%20W%20CH%201-4.pdf
- 2.Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-17, Department of the Navy, Februar 2000, Appendix A: FASCAM Characteristics https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/usmc/mcwp/3-17/appa.pdf
- 3.John Printz: Technical Report ARFSD-TR-90014, RAAM Integrated Circuit Source Changean Alysis. U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, September 1990, S. 1 (de.scribd.com).
- 4.Department of the Army Historical Summary, Band 972, United States Army Center of Military History, 1980, S. 238 https://books.google.de/books?id=hW697cHss4UC&pg=PA238
- 5.Remote Anti-Armor Munition (RAAM), GlobalSecurity.org
- 6.Spencer C. Tucker: Persian Gulf War Encyclopedia: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO, 2014, ISBN 978-1-61069-416-2, S. 308 https://books.google.de/books?id=-oaMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA308
- 7."Technical Manual 43-0001-36 ARMY AMMUNITION DATA SHEETS FOR LAND MINES", United States Department of the Army, 1. September 1994, S. "7-3" bis "7-6"
- 8.Brian M. Green, John M. Gallagher: Reviewing The Army's Mine, Countermine, Nonlethal Weapons, and Demining Programs., in: "Army RD & A Bulletin", Januar-Februar 1999, S. 46 https://books.google.de/books?id=8-j9V0ITRpMC&pg=PA46
- 9.M1023 Remote Area Denial Artillery Munition (RADAM), GlobalSecurity.org
- 10.Information on U.S. Use of Land Mines in the Persian Gulf War, Government Accountability Office, September 2002, S. 7, 39 https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-02-1003.pdf
- 11.$625 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, Verteidigungsministerium der Vereinigten Staaten, 4. Oktober 2022
- 12.https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3189571/725-million-in-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/
- 13.State.gov: U.S. Security Cooperation with Ukraine
- 14.Martin B. Chase: A Unique Capability: Scatterable Mines, in: Army RD & A, März-April 1980, S. 6 https://books.google.de/books?id=CMjTVTI9l6AC&pg=PA6
- 15.John Pike: Family of Scatterable Mines – FASCAM. In: Federation of American Scientists. 19. Februar 2000 (man.fas.org).
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