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Mk 40 Destructor bottom mine
Country of Origin: USA
description
The Destructor series of U.S. Navy aircraft-laid bottom mines began as conversions of Mk 80 series bombs during the Vietnam War. The conversion included the installation of a modular arming kit containing an arming device, explosive booster and magnetic-influence firing device.
The Mk 40 was a modified Mk 83 1,000-lb (454-kg) bomb. It could cause greater damage to land targets than could the Mk 36. It could be laid to a depth of 299 ft (91 m).
status
No longer in service.
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