MAPED F1

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MAPED F1 is a French directional anti-personnel mine from the late 1970s. It has a claymore-like plastic body and is designed to wound or kill by spraying metal fragments. The front is curved, with a small sight on the top and lugs to attach support legs. Inside is a charge that launches 500 steel balls in a 60-degree cone up to about 50 meters.

It is surface-mounted and can be found visually or with metal detectors under most conditions. Activation is normally by a breakwire, but it can also be set off by a tripwire or a command fuze. The mine uses a battery-powered electric firing system; arming includes a detonator and a firing cable with a contact wire. Any contact with the wire after arming completes a circuit and triggers the mine. The typical forward hazard range is 40–60 meters, but in some tests the front range has reached up to 300 meters, with fragmentation density dropping toward the sides and rear. The device can be vulnerable to blast overpressure from breaching charges unless it is set for command actuation. This is a high-risk weapon and should be treated with extreme caution.