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==Anti-tank mines==
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[[Anti-tank mine]]s were created in response to the invention of the [[tank]] in the [[First World War]]. Though improvised at first, purpose-built designs were soon developed. Set off when a tank passes, they attack the tank at one of its weaker areas – the tracks. They are designed to immobilize or destroy vehicles and their occupants. In U.S. military terminology destroying the vehicles is referred to as a [[catastrophic kill]] while only disabling its movement is referred to as a [[mobility kill]].

Anti-tank mines are typically larger than anti-personnel mines and require more [[pressure]] to detonate. The high trigger pressure, normally requiring {{convert|100|kg|lb}} prevents them from being set off by [[infantry]] or smaller vehicles of lesser importance. More modern anti-tank mines use [[shaped charge]]s to focus and increase the armor penetration of the explosives.