The Armed Forces of Ukraine received rare French HPD-2A2 anti-tank mines
According to military analyst @UAWeapons, Ukrainian defenders received rare weapons.
It is about French HPD-2A2 anti-tank mines. The mine is activated by a magnetic field that detonates the cumulative charge when a vehicle passes by. According to the manufacturer, the HPD-2A2 is capable of penetrating 150 mm armor. In addition, it can be hidden at a depth of up to one and a half meters.
Sorry for the typo – of course HPD-2A2, not HDP 😭
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 7, 2022
The HPD-2A2 includes a tamper protection device that is sensitive to movement and signals generated by mine detectors. As of 2006, about 400,000 mines of the HPD-2 series were created. It is used in the French, Belgian and Norwegian armies. It is also manufactured under license in Switzerland for the Swiss Army as the Panzerabwehrmine 88 (aka Pzaw Mi 88).
Here is the result of the HDP2A2 being deployed- according to the source, this is what left of a Russian tank after it was blown up on a mine and then finished off with an AT launcher.pic.twitter.com/ZC6sBVkuKV
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 7, 2022
By the way, the Armed Forces are already using HPD-2 at the front.
