Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella term for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, which allows a maneuver commander to rapidly place mines as a situational obstacle; as a reserve obstacle emplacement capability; and to directly attack enemy formations through disrupt, fix, turn, and block.

Jul 7, 2011 · Scatterable mine systems enable the tactical commanders to emplace minefields in enemy held terrain, contaminated territory, or in others areas where it is not possible to emplace...

The M136 Volcano Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System is an automated mine delivery system developed by the United States Army in the 1980s. The system uses prepackaged mine canisters which contain multiple anti-personnel (AP) and/or anti-tank (AT) mines which are dispersed over a wide area when ejected from the canister.

FASCAM presents an array of air and FA-delivered scatterable mines available to maneuver force commanders.

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SCATMINEs are remotely-delivered munitions used to emplace minefields in enemy-held territories or contaminated areas.

SCATMINE systems enable a tactical commander to emplace minefields rapidly in enemy-held territories, contaminated territories, and in most other areas where it is impossible for...

Jul 7, 2011 · AT SCATMINEs are designed to produce a K-Kill (kill the crew of the vehicle) instead of an M-Kill. They produce a kill by using an SFF warhead (created from a two-sided M-S plate). The warhead...

SCATMINE . Acronym Source: JP 3-15 (Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations) ? 1.) scatterable mine See Also: related SCATMINEWARN ; In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These acronyms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

The GEMSS mine system (Ground Emplaced Mine Scattering System) was a United States mine -laying system, part of the Family of Scatterable Mines used to rapidly emplace large tactical minefields in friendly territory. [1][2] It consisted of two different types of dispensers, the towed M128 "Frisbee Flinger" and the auxiliary M138 "Flipper" portab...