AUPS

     Notes: The AUPS is an Italian antipersonnel mine. It is of simple construction, primarily of bakelite and with minimal metal. (Detection attempts are two levels harder.) The AUPS may only be disarmed by screwing a special cap onto the plunger; without that cap, disarming is impossible. The plunger is rather small, so the mine is rather resistant to overpressure (5% likely per concussion point applied of sympathetic detonation). 10kg of pressure on the plunger is required for detonation. This weapon is in use by Italy and Mozambique.

BAT/7

     Notes: This Italian antitank mine is normally used on shorelines and in swamps, since it does not float and is completely waterproof. It uses a magnetic fuse that can be set to detonate with the passing of vehicles as small as a motorcycle or as large as a landing craft. It may also be accidentally set off by a mine detector (50% chance) or a metal objects used for probing it such as a knife blade (10% chance when in direct contact). Optionally, an acoustic sensor may be used; this fuse detonates the mine when engine noise comes over the mine. If this fuse is used, the mine is 75% likely to detonate under the engine compartment of the vehicle. Loud noises have a 15% chance to prematurely set off the mine.

BM/85

     Notes: This is an Italian plastic bounding antipersonnel mine. It may be detonated by 12 kg of pressure, a tripwire, or command electrical detonation. The main charge explodes at a height of 0.45 meters, spraying twice the normal number of fragments into the legs of the victims. The mine may be defused normally, but finding it with a mine detector is two levels harder than normal. It is very resistant to overpressure (1% chance of a sympathetic detonation per concussion die applied to it).

MAT/5

     Notes: This Italian plastic antitank mine is virtually undetectable by mine detectors (Impossible task). It is also immune to overpressure, and will not detonate under devices such as mine rollers and flails. Even the direct application of an explosive charge is only 50% likely to detonate the mine prematurely. 180 kg of pressure is otherwise required to cause detonation. If the safety pin is inserted, the mine will not go off, even if the fuse is detonated. Once set, the mine is one level harder to defuse without this pin, and there is an antihandling device that detonates the mine if lifted. Another version of this mine, the MATS/2, is designed to be scattered from aircraft and FASCAM rounds, but is otherwise identical.

     The MAT/6 is a larger relative of the MAT/5.

Maus-1

     Notes: This is a small Italian antipersonnel mine designed to be scattered from aircraft and helicopters. There is a safety pin manufactured for use with this mine, but any similar piece of metal may be used to neutralize the mine. 8.9 kg of pressure is required to detonate the mine.

P-25

     Notes: This is an Italian antipersonnel mine of the stake type. It may be detonated by one of two tripwires that extend 15 meters from the mine. The P-25 is waterproof and will not float. It can be deployed buried and detonated by 12 kg of pressure, but the mine is not as effective in this mode and concussion and burst should be cut in half if the P-25 is buried. If one has the safety clip, the mine may be easily disarmed; otherwise, it is a normal task. The P-25 is unaffected by overpressure.

P-40

     Notes: The P-40 is a bounding antipersonnel mine produced by Italy, and used by that country and Kuwait. It may be detonated by tripwire or direct pressure. The main charge is detonated 1 meter in the air, and twice the normal of fragments are directed against the victims' abdomens and legs. The mine is detonated by as little as 2kg of pressure on a tripwire, or 10kg of direct pressure. It can be easily disarmed, but is unaffected by overpressure.

SB-81

     Notes: The SB-81 is an Italian plastic antitank mine that is designed to be scattered by FASCAM artillery rounds. It functions regardless of which way is up. Since it is minimal metal, detection attempts are one level harder if the mine is buried; however, this is usually not a problem, since the mine is usually found on top of the ground. The SB-81 cannot be disarmed once armed, and it is extremely resistant to overpressure (only a 1% chance of a sympathetic detonation per concussion dice applied to it). This mine is used in Italian FASCAM rounds, and is also employed by the British, Spanish, and Portuguese. It is has also been employed in helicopter-borne mine dispensers by those countries, and may be emplaced by hand.

SB-MV/1

     Notes: The SB-MV/1 is a newer Italian antitank mine that is designed to be mechanically laid, but may also be manually laid. It is a magnetic mine, actuated by the passing of a mass of metal at least the size of a motorcycle. The amount of metal triggering it may be adjusted so that a larger size of vehicle must pass over before triggering it. The SB-MV/1 may also be accidentally triggered by magnetic mine detectors (50% chance), or by being probed by metal instruments such as a knife (10% chance). The mine cannot be disarmed once armed, and should be destroyed from a distance. The SB-MV/1 also has an antihandling feature that will detonate the mine if it is tilted more than 30 degrees. 150 kg of pressure is required to detonate.

SH-55

     Notes: This is a type-standard antitank mine manufactured by Italy, and also used by Afghanistan. It is a minimal metal mine, one level harder to detect. Normally, it is easy to disarm by unscrewing the fuze assembly; however a special anti-handling fuze exists for this mine that will cause the mine to detonate if this attempted. This fuze also can be set for self-destruction after a certain amount of time. The SH-55 is extremely resistant to overpressure (1% chance of detonation per concussion dice applied to it). 180 kg of pressure is required to detonate the mine.

TC/2.4

     Notes: This is a minimal metal Italian antitank mine that is designed to be used on shores and marshes. It is waterproof and salt-proof and does not float. The TC/2.4 is immune to overpressure, and finding it with a mine detector is two levels harder. Defusing is one level harder without the safety key. The TC/2.4 is used when larger mines are not needed.

TC/3.6

     Notes: The TC/3.6 is a minimal metal Italian antitank mine. It is newer and lighter than the SH-55, and is also used by Portugal and Afghanistan. It cannot be disarmed by unscrewing the fuze assembly and the detonator assembly, but is extremely resistant to overpressure (1% chance of sympathetic detonation per concussion dice applied to it). It is very difficult to detect, being two levels harder. The TC/3.6 requires 180 kg of pressure to detonate.

     The TC/6 is a much larger version of the TC/3.6. It is disarmed in the same manner, and has the same lack of vulnerability to overpressure. It requires 180kg to trigger. In addition to Italy, Portugal, and Afghanistan, the TC/6 is also used by Egypt.

TS-50

     Notes: This Italian antipersonnel mine is also used by Egypt, Singapore, Kuwait, and Rwanda. It is a toepopper mine; it affects only the person triggering it, and directs all concussion and fragments into the legs. This mine requires the plastic safety cap to disarm, as well as removing the fuze assembly. 12.5 kg of pressure is required to detonate the mine. It is easily detected due to its metallic content, and is extremely resistant to overpressure (1% chance per concussion dice applied of a sympathetic detonation). The TS-50 was designed to be scattered from FASCAM rounds and helicopter dispensers.

     The VS-50 is the hand-emplaced version of the TS-50, though it may also be scattered by vehicle-mounted dispensers. It can be easily defused, but is extremely resistant to overpressure, being only 1% likely to be detonated per concussion dice applied. 10 kg of pressure is required to detonate it.

Valmara 59/69/VS-JAP

     Notes: This Italian bounding antipersonnel mine, usually designated simply V-59, is copied by South Africa and Singapore, and used by those countries as well as by Angola, Iraq, Kuwait, and Mozambique. The grenade ball explodes at 1 meter, and double the normal numbers of fragments are directed into the legs and abdomens of the victims. The mine may be easily defused, but is unaffected by overpressure. The V-59 is sensitive to stabbing, and a knife or other sharp instrument should not be used to probe for it. (You really shouldn't use knives to probe for mines anyway.) 10 kg of pressure is required to detonate, or a pulling force of 6 kg on a tripwire. If the main charge does not go off within 3 seconds of the grenade being ejected, a secondary fuze detonates the grenade.

     The VS-JAP (ValSella Jumping AntiPersonnel) is an updated version of the V-69; it is made almost entirely of plastic, except for the 1200 steel cubes it produces as fragments. It is lighter in weight, but uses a larger explosive charge.

     The Valmara 59 is an earlier form of the V-69, distinguished by its greater metal composition.

VAR/40

     Notes: The VAR/40 is an Italian toepopper mine made of resin plastic. It is fully waterproof and nonbuoyant, and hundreds of thousands were seeded to protect Italian seashores during the Twilight War. The mine may be made safe by removing the detonator and screwing in a safety cap, otherwise, normal chances of disarming are allowed. All damage from this mine is applied only to the legs of the victim, and the VAR/40 only affects the individual stepping on it. 12 kg of pressure is required for detonation.

     The VAR/100 is a larger version of the VAR/40. It is also a toepopper, and the same damage rules apply, but in addition, it is capable of damaging light vehicles.

VAR/100/SP

     Notes: Though it has a similar name, this mine is not related to the VAR/100, being much larger and having a fragmentation casing. It is waterproof and does not float, and is primarily used on shorelines and in marshes. It may be buried or used as a stake mine, and detonated by pressure (12 kg) or a tripwire (6 kg). The mine is easily disarmed with the safety pin or similar piece of metal. It may be prematurely detonated with an explosion; there is a 15% chance per concussion die applied.

VS-1.6/2.2/3.6

     Notes: This small Italian antitank mine is primarily used for disabling, rather than destroying, armored vehicles. It is designed to be scattered from helicopter dispensers. It can be disarmed, but cannot be neutralized before disarming, so those attempts can be tricky. The mine is detonated by 180 kg. It is extremely resistant to overpressure, being only 1% likely per concussion dice applied to detonate. It is a plastic mine, and two levels harder to detect. The VS-1.6 is built by Italy, and used by her and Iraq and Kuwait. Hundreds of thousands were emplaced in the 1991 Gulf War, and haven't all been found.

     The VS-2.2 is a larger Italian scatterable antitank mine. It is also a plastic mine, and two levels more difficult to detect using mine detectors. Like the VS-1.6, disarming this mine is tricky, since it cannot be neutralized prior to removing the fuze assembly. It is extremely resistant to overpressure; the mine is only 1% likely to explode from overpressure per die of concussion applied.

     The VS-3.6 is larger version of the VS-2.2 plastic antitank mine described above. Unlike that mine, the VS-3.6 is normally emplaced manually. Otherwise, the same rules apply as those of the above mine.

VS-APFM1

     Notes: This is an Italian bounding antipersonnel mine with an advanced electronic fuse. 10 minutes after arming, three 7-meter tripwires are ejected from the mine, anchoring themselves automatically. After that point, pressure on any tripwire of 0.5 kg or greater will trigger the mine. The main charge is fired to waist height, inflicting twice the normal number of fragments on the abdomens and chests of the victims. It may be programmed to self-destruct up to 365 days after arming. The mine may be disarmed with a simple switch. It is not subject to overpressure.

VS-AT4

     Notes: This is an Italian antitank mine with a considerable degree of overpressure resistance (only 1% likely to detonate per die of concussion applied). The mine self-destructs anywhere up to 365 days after arming, and also has an antihandling feature that causes it to detonate when lifted if the mine is not disarmed first. The fuse can distinguish between a vehicle and a mine plow, mine roller, or mine flail, and will, for example, detonate under a demining vehicle and not its flail.

VS-DAFM

     Notes: The VS-DAFM 1 mine is basically an Italian version of the US Claymore mine. It may be detonated by tripwire or by electrical detonation, and has some value against light armored vehicles. It may be disarmed at normal chances, but is unaffected by overpressure.

     The VS DAFM 7 is a larger Italian directional antipersonnel mine, used to saturate a larger area with ball bearings or deal with heavier vehicles. It may be disarmed at normal chances. It may be detonated by tripwire or by electrical command detonation.

VS-MK2

     Notes: This is a round-shaped blast-type antipersonnel mine built by Valsella, an Italian defense manufacturer which went out of business when Italy joined the Ottawa Treaty. The VS-MK2 is a toepopper mine, meaning that it is not designed to kill but instead produce crippling injuries which require several soldiers to be taken out of action to aid the injured soldier.  It is a minimal metal mine, and mine detectors are only 10% likely to find a VS-MK2. The mine will also function in up to one meter of water or liquid. Sudden overpressure will also not trigger the VS-MK2, as constant pressure is required to detonate it. In addition to hand-emplacement, the VS-MK2 may be scattered by dispensers.

     A variant, the VS-MK2-EL, has an electronic anti-handling component to its fuze: Tilting the mine more than 20 degrees in either direction will result in detonation of the mine.