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LandmineA landmine is an explosive device used in warfare? to kill soldiers or destroy equipment. Mines are either laid on the ground or buried just underneath the surface of the soil. Often mines are clustered together in a patch of land called a minefield?. Mines containing metal can be found with metal detectors?. A specialized type of mine is the Claymore Mine?. It has a directional charge that is more powerful because it focuses the energy of the blast on the target area. Mines were extensively used at the Battle of El Alamein and Battle of Kursk, during World War II. |