Family of Scatterable Mines

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Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella appellation for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, dealing with the delivery of mines on the battlefield via artillery tube, rocket launcher, helicopter or aircraft.[1] Developed in the 1970s this program introduced innovations in the field of scatterable mine emplacement, such as safe and arm sensor, preset self-destruct capabilities, countermeasure hardening and anti-disturbance features. All FASCAM mines have an active life cycle and self-destruct (SD) time after their active life has expired. The duration of the active life varies from 4 hours to 15 days depending on the system.[2]

Systems that are part of the FASCAM range include:

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