KMT 5 M
The KMT-5M is a Soviet tank mounted mechanical mine clearing device in the KMT series that is designed to disable anti-tank mines by plowing up or mechanically breaking them from the lines in front of tank tracks. It was first introduced in the 1960s. The device can be mounted to T-54/55, T-62 and T-64 tanks. The plow has nowadays been mostly replaced by the modern version KMT-7 that can be installed to T-72, T-80 and T-90 series of tanks. It was however recently copied by the Romanians in their D-5M mine clearing system.
The device features both an outer roller and an inner plow.
Technical specifications
- Operating speed: 6–12 km/h
- Cleared lane width: 0.81 m x 2
- Depth of clearance: 0.1 m
- Install time: 30-45 min
- Removal time: 8-13 min
- Weight: 7.5 t (m)
References
- ↑ Zaloga, Steven J. (2004). T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004. Bloomsbury USA. p. 19a. ISBN 978-1-84176-792-5.
- 1 2 "ST 100-7 OPFOR Battle Book Table of Contents". fas.org. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ↑ ЦАМТО / Новости / Инженерно-саперные подразделения ЗВО получили на вооружение индивидуальные противоминные защитные средства для танков [TSAMTO / News / Engineering and combat engineer units of the Western Military District received individual mine defenses for tanks]. www.armstrade.org (in Russian).
- ↑ "TRADOC Bulletin 10: The Soviet Main Battle Tank: Capabilities and Limitations" (PDF). DTIC. February 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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