Управляемая противопехотная система минирования M7 (XM-7 Spider).

Система минирования MATRIX.

В 2004 г. администрацией президента Буша был принят документ, названный “U. S.

National Landmine Policy”. Данный документ предписывал снять после 2010 г. с
вооружения мины без устройств самодеактивации и самоликвидации, а также снабдить
все образцы, планирующиеся оставить на вооружении, указанными возможностями.
Еще с 2002 г. компании Alliant Techsystems (ATK) и Textron Systems по заказу Армии
США разрабатывали системы, во многом напоминающую советское неконтактное
взрывательное устройство НВУ-П «Охота» [1]. Первая из данных систем получила
название MATRIX; :
- система являлась переносной, многоразовой;
- состояла из электронного блока, электронно- оптических и инфракрасных датчиков [2]
устройств поражения;
- использовала в качестве поражающих устройств противопехотные осколочные мины
направленного поражения M18A1 Claymore и их нелетальный аналог M5 MCCM (Modular
Crowd Control Munition; данный инженерный боеприпас использует в качестве
поражающих элементов не стальные, а резиновые шарики в количестве 600 шт, а
такжесветошумовой эффект [3]; визуально отличается от M18A1 цветом, насесенной на
задней стороне надписью NON-LETHAL MCCM и тиснением в виде ромбов);

Слева- M18A1 Claymore, справа- M5 MCCM.

- устанавливалась только вручную;

- имела возможность управляться дистанционно (по радиоканалу) со
специализированного ноутбука.

Примечание. Занятно, что хотя ни США, ни Россия не присоединились к Оттавской

Конвенции 1994 г. о запрете противопехотных мин, и у нас, и в США делаются
практически одинаковые попытки «сохранить лицо»- и там, и тут вновь
разрабатываемые мины называются «боеприпасами» (отечественные МИБ, ПОБ,
американские PDB- Persuit Deterrent Munition, “боеприпас сдерживания преследования»);
абсолютно аналогичные заявления звучали и по поводу НВУ-П «Охота» и MATRIX- «это
не мина, а система контроля и управления боеприпасами». [2]

Первая и единственная партия в количестве 25 штук была поставлена в Ирак в июне 2005
г. [1], поэтому изображений ее я, к сожалению, привести не могу. Эта партия оказалась
единственной потому, что к тому времени ATK и Textron Systems уже разрабатывали
другую систему, XM-7 Spider, а системы MATRIX должны было служить временной
заменой и одновременно тестировочной платформой для технических решений,
применение которых планировалось в Spider. [2]

XM-7 Spider.

XM-7 Spider (также зачастую встречается обозначение «сетецентричная система

противопехотных боеприпасов М7») представляет собой модульное управляемое по
радиоканалу противопехотное минное поле. При этом заявляется, что каждый из
инженерных боеприпасов, входящих в его состав, активируется на подрыв только
оператором; возможности автономной работы не предусмотрено. Система может
использовать как собственные боеприпасы летального и нелетального действия, так
M18A1 Claymore и M5 MCCM.
Примечание. О справедливости данного утверждения будет сказано ниже.
Слева- общая схема работы системы, справа- инженерный боеприпас из состава
системы М7 (в одной из конфигураций). О других вариантах конфигурации будет
упомянуто далее.

I. Состав системы [4]:

А) основные компоненты:

- блок управления боеприпасами (MCU- Munition Control Unit)

Фото MCU.

1)гнезда для штатных поражающих устройств (или адаптеров для подключения других
инженерных боеприпасов)
2) датчики натяжного действия, закрытые резиновыми заглушками;
3) батарейный отсек с блоком батарей, закрытый заглушкой;
4) четырехпозиционный переключатель (“Self Test”,“On”, “Setup”, “Off”)
5) световые индикаторы самопроверки и готовности.
6) антенна передатчика.

- блоки поражающих боеприпасов (MGL- Miniuature Grenade Launcher).

Фото блока.

Представляют собой цилиндры (6 шт.), из которых выстреливается граната. с ГПЭ

(готовыми поражающими элементами). Присоединяются к MCU с помощью защелок.
Количество блоков- 6 шт.При выстреле каждый блок накрывает угол в 60 градусов.

- станция дистанционного управления (RCS- Remote Control Station)

Фото RCS

1) блок дистанционного управления RCU (Remote Control Unit). Представляет собой,

фактически, специализированный ноутбук с сенсорным экраном, стилусом и
устройством для связи с RCUT. 1 блок может контролировать до 63 MCU.
2) передатчик RCUT (Remote Control Unit Transceiver);передатчик может использовать
собственную антенну или использовать раздвижную телескопическую VHAM (Variable
Height Antenna Mast) для увеличения дальности связи с MCU или в сильно пересеченной
местности.

Б) дополнительные компоненты

- повторитель сигнала (repeater).

Фото репитера.

Используется для увеличения дальности связи станции дистанционного управления c

MCU. Дальность связи (с использованием встроенных антенн) между RCS и MCU не
превышает 500 м. С использованием репитера она составляет 1 км, а при использовании
на RCS и репитере телескопических антенн VHAM- 3,5 км [4].
- адаптеры для использования других инженерных боеприпасов, например, M18A1
Claymore и M5 MCCM (MAM- Munition Adapter Module).

Слева- MCU с адаптерами MAM- Elec (для электродетонаторов), справа- M18A1

Claymore, подключенная к MCU.

Могут использоваться как адаптеры для боеприпасов с электродетонаторами, так и без

них [5].

- блок отстреливаемых датчиков, судя по всему- натяжного действия (ERTS-

Extended Range Tripline Sensor).

В данном случае мина не требует ручной установки растяжек (которые зацепляются за

поворотные кулачки с прорезями на MCU). Блок отстреливает датчики по команде с RCS.

Слева- XM-7 Spider с ERTS, справа- с растяжками, установленными вручную.

Видео срабатывания датчиков, установленных вручную и отстрела датчиков ERTS по

команде.

- блоки боеприпасов нелетального действия (NLL- Non- Lethal Launcher) [6] [7] [8].

Фото XM-7 Spider с NLL.

Данные блоки могут содержать [7]:

- резиновые шарики;
- пиротехнический состав для светошумового воздействия;
- газ раздражающего действия;
- обездвиживающий гель.

Как видно, данные блоки несколько отличаются по внешнему виду от летальных.

Насколько я знаю, Армией США закупала только первые 2 разновидности (XM809 и
XM810) [8].

- учебные MCU и учебные блоки боеприпасов [4].

Фото.

По американской армейской традиции, подобное оборудование окрашивается в голубой

цвет.

II. Установка.

Блок с MCU устанавливается на ровной поверхности. В комплекте с MCU идут

пластиковые колышки, которые сквозь прорези в корпусе втыкаются в грун. В случае
невозможности (как видно на снимке выше с подключенной миной M18A1 ), блок
фиксируется подручными средствами (например, камнями).
При переключателе, находящемся в безопасном положении устанавливаются блоки
боеприпасов (либо адаптеры, к которым подключаются мины), за кулачки на MCU
цепляются растяжки либо устанавливается блок ERTS, активируемый затем
дистанционно. Мина подключается к станции удаленного управления (RCS) по
радиоканалу и с помощью встроенного GPS- передатчика начинает передавать свои
координаты (это необходимо в случае последующего разминирования, т.к. стоимость
одной MCU с блоками составляет 5400 $). Срок работы мины от одного заменяемого
блока батарей составляет 30 дней. После окончания заряда батарей мина деактивируется.
Комплекс обладает функциями деактивации, самоликвидации MCU и уничтожения
программного обеспечения блока MCU при попытке разминирования.

III. Срабатывание.

Когда противник цепляет растяжку, на RCS оператора поступает сигнал, и иконка мины
начинает мигать. После этого оператор убеждается, что это именно комбатант (а не
животное или мирный житель, или свой же военнослужащий) и дает команду (либо не
дает) на подрыв. Оператор может дать команду на подрыв 1 блока боеприпасов, всех 6
блоков или блоков нескольких MCU.
Примечание. Декларируется, что XM-7 может работать только в управляемом
варианте с наличием оператора (Man-In-Loop-Mode). Американская армия утверждает,
что все поставленные XM-7 Spider не имеют возможности самостоятельного
срабатывания, вызванного жертвой (т. н. victim- activated). Но это декларируется. В
ответе на запрос о наличии такой возможности, сделанный организацией Human Rights
Watch и в докладе, направленном Пентагоном в Конгресс США говорилось[2], что
подобный алгоритм действий (Target Operation Mode) есть, и он чисто программного
характера, т.е. в «железо» никаких изменений вносить не нужно. В противном случае,
это снижало бы возможности ее использования.
В момент срабатывания мина выстреливает боеприпас, который на расстоянии 2-3 метров
от мины и на высоте 2 метра подрывается, накрывая поражающими элементами (1400 шт.)
сектор глубиной 10 м и шириной 5-7 м (~ 60 градусов) [9] [10].

IV. Характеристика мины[5].

Полевые испытания комплекса проходили в 2010-2011 г., в 2013 г. была начата поставка в
войска.

Из плюсов можно назвать:

- возможность многоразового использования (перезарядки);
- многообразие используемых боеприпасов;
- снижение риска поражения мирного населения и союзных войск (в управляемом
варианте);
- наличие GPS помогает легко обнаружить мины при их снятии;
- возможность избирательно задействовать один, несколько боеприпасов или боеприпасы
нескольких MCU.

Из минусов (по состоянию на 2011 г.):

- большие габариты;
- наличие в комплексе (MCU-репитер-управляющая станция) трех разных типов батарей,
что усложняет логистику; вдобавок батареи эти весьма дорогостоящие. В течение 60 часов
взвод саперов установил 20 MCU, репитер и станцию управления, израсходовав
неперезаряжаемых батарей на 2800 $;
- система требует доработки в плане надежности. При требуемой армией надежности
срабатывания в 96% случае, до модернизации она составляла 65%. После модернизации
(модель Spider Increment 1) она повысилась, но до армейских требований еще не
дотягивала;
- найденные уязвимости в системе связи и программном обеспечении, позволяющие
перехватить управление MCU.
Ну, и в заключение- 2 видеоролика.

Спасибо за внимание!

[1] https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/matrix.htm
[2] https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/arms/arms0805/3.htm#_Toc110662933
[3] https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/m5.htm
[4] https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2011/wsh2011.pdf “U.S. Army. Weapons System
2011”,
[5] https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/budget/fy2011/dot-e/army/2011spider.pdf
[6] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/URLs_Cited/OT2015/14-10078/14-10078-3.pdf
[7] https://gizmodo.com/americas-omnidirectional-landmines-are-somehow-total-1227827586
[8] https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/budget/fy2015/army-
peds/0604808a_5_pb_2015.pdf
[9]
[10] https://www.dvidshub.net/news/137325/engineers-make-choice

The M7 Spider is a networked United States anti-personnel munitions system that provides a secure
remote command and control capability of up to 1500 meters for a hand-emplaced munition field.
The system was developed by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) with its joint venture partner Textron
Systems as a part of the Non-Self-Destruct Alternative (NSD-A) program and is intended to replace
the Matrix remote trigger system currently deployed in Iraq which works with pre-existing mines like
the M18 Claymore. Day & Zimmermann and General Dynamics are prime subcontractors.[1]

Design[edit]

M7 Spider MCU with 3 MGLs

The system is composed of Munition Control Units (MCUs),[2] a Remote Control Station (RCS), and a
repeater for extending communication range. Up to 63 MCUs can be configured for each RCS. Each
MCU can attach up to six Miniature Grenade Launchers (MGL) each of which covers a sixty degree
arc.[3] The MCUs are hand emplaced after which the operator can optionally command to deploy six
triplines to provide a sensing network. The operator can be situated up to a mile away from the
munition or further with the use of a repeater.[4] When a tripline is activated, the MCU connected to
the line signals wirelessly to the Remote Control Station using either the U.S. Army battlefield key
management infrastructure or the Navy Electronic Key Management System (EKMS). The operator
at the RCS can at that point choose to fire one or more of the attached munitions (grenades or
other.)[5][6]
The MCU is powered by a replaceable battery, lasting for approximately 30 days. After being fired
the system can be disabled and fitted with fresh grenades.
The M-7 Spider can also be ordered to "zeroize", purge all data stored in its memory to prevent the
systems from being removed by the enemy. Additionally, if the system is tampered with or
transported while armed it will become disabled. The M7 Spider does not have the ability to self-
destruct or become a victim activated mine or explosive device.[7]
An MCU can be used with a number of different sub-munitions; some of which are claimed to be
"non-lethal".

History[edit]
Developed to bridge the gap between remote battlefield sensor and anti-personnel mines, the M7
Spider Networked Munition System was originally designed to be either victim activated or operator
initiated. In accordance with the 2004 U. S. National Landmine Policy, The M7 Spider was
permanently configured as a "Man-In-The-Loop" (MITL) weapon system with all victim activated
capabilities removed.[8]
Wired reported in 2004 that the Army intended to purchase 290,000 spider munitions at a cost of
$513 million US dollars.[4] However, as of 2006 a total of $301 million has been budgeted to produce
907 Spider "systems", with an addition $11.8 million for ongoing research. The development costs
for the system between 1999 and 2004 were $135 million. Assuming that a "system" consists of 84
MCUs, this gives an approximate cost of $5000 per MCU.
As of August, 2013, the M7 Spider Networked Munition System has been granted full material
release by the Department of the Army. Initially, full scale fielding will be to the Brigade Engineer
Battalions in all Brigade Combat Teams, with follow-on fielding to all U. S. Army maneuver Battalions
at a date to be determined.

https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/arms/arms0805/3.htm#_Toc110662933

Matrix
Matrix is a new landmine system designed to allow an operator equipped with a laptop computer
to remotely detonate lethal and non-lethal Claymore mines by radio signal from a distance.  The
Pentagon has not made public what this distance is.   Matrix is an adaptation of the technology
25

developed under the Spider program (see below), in order to get it into the field rapidly. 
According to a State Department official, Matrix is a command and control system, and “not a
landmine.” 26

A total of twenty-five Matrix systems were reportedly to be sent to Iraq for use by units of the
Army’s Stryker Brigade by May 2005.   The Pentagon and State Department have not responded
27

to requests from Human Rights Watch for confirmation if this deployment has taken place.

In late February 2005, Human Rights Watch raised questions about the potential harm these
mines could pose to civilians.   One question related to how a soldier would be able to make a
28

positive identification of his target from great distances. A second question was whether civilians
themselves could inadvertently detonate the mines, rather than a soldier operating the system.
The original technology behind Matrix was designed with a feature, sometimes called a
“battlefield override switch,” that substituted activation by a victim for detonation by command. 

The U.S. Army Program Manager responsible for Matrix subsequently told Human Rights
Watch that the system relies on [unspecified] types of electro-optical and infrared sensors to
detect intrusion, and on visual target identification; no tripwires are used.   However, the
29

operating distance for Matrix remains unknown, and thus concerns about visual identification
remain.  Moreover, it remains unknown if the Matrix system contains a battlefield override
feature, and the Pentagon has not given concrete assurances that civilians cannot accidentally
detonate Matrix controlled Claymore mines. 

Spider
Spider is the result of the Non-Self-Destruct Alternative (NSD-A) program.   The Spider system
consists of a control unit capable of monitoring up to eighty-four hand-emplaced unattended
munitions that deploy a web of tripwires across an area.  Once a tripwire is touched by the
enemy, a man-in-the-loop control system allows the operator to activate either lethal or non-
lethal effects.
30

Spider contains the aforementioned battlefield override feature that removes the man-in-the-loop
and allows for activation by the target (or victim).  In the words of the Pentagon, “Other
operating modes allow Spider munitions to function autonomously without Man-in-the-Loop
control (i.e. target activation), if necessary, to respond to the combat environment; the operator
can regain control of the munitions at any time.”   In an earlier report to Congress, the Pentagon
31

stated, “Target Activation is a software feature that allows the man-in-the-loop to change the
capability of a munition from requiring action by an operator prior to being detonated, to a
munition that will be detonated by a target.  The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Service
Chiefs, using best military judgment, feel that the man-in-the-loop system without this feature
would be insufficient to meet tactical operational conditions and electronic countermeasures.”  
32

A decision whether to produce Spider will be taken in December 2005 and the first units are
scheduled to be produced in March 2007.  The U.S. Army spent $135 million between fiscal
years 1999 and 2004 to develop Spider and another $11 million has been requested to complete
research and development.  A total of $390 million is budgeted to produce 1,620 Spider systems
and 186,300 munitions.   Textron Systems Corporation in Wilmington, Massachusetts and
33

Alliant Techsystems in Plymouth, Minnesota are jointly developing Spider.  Day and
Zimmerman in Parsons, Kansas and General Dynamics in Taunton, Massachusetts are primary
subcontractors.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025629/http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2004/
04/62940

U.S. Bets on Land Mine

Technology
Associated Press   04.04.04
The Bush administration's argument for shunning a global treaty on land
mines rests largely on the U.S. military's use of "smart," self-destructing
mines that don't linger after wars end to kill and maim civilians. But it
has a quiet subtext: the expectation that future generations of mines will
be so smart that soldiers can activate and deactivate entire minefields by
remote control.
Smart mines that are programmed to self-destruct, sometimes within
hours, have been used by the U.S. military for about two decades. They
accomplish the feat in a pretty low-tech manner -- with an internal clock
or a battery that has to run out eventually.
Future U.S. mines, however, would be enhanced with radio
communications and network sensors to ensure that the munitions
comply with a State Department edict, issued in February, that they all
be detectable by U.S. forces and automatically defuseable.
Soldiers would communicate with their mines through coded signals --
and know the munitions' precise locations, said Lt. Col. Rivers Johnson,
a Pentagon spokesman. Johnson would not specify how that would work,
but military analysts described possible ways.
A mine could generate a low-power radio signal at a frequency known
only to U.S. forces, said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the
Lexington Institute. Soldiers would have to respond with a proper
password to tell the mine to turn itself on or off.
"If you were trying to protect an area, you can actually place a minefield,
then only turn it on when you need to," said Randall Steeb, a senior
systems analyst at Rand Corp. He said such mines would cost "a few
dollars to about $10, probably single digits."
Other analysts question the wisdom of radio-controlled mines.
Frank Gaffney, founder of the Center for Security Policy, suspects it
wouldn't be long before an enemy could reverse engineer radio mines
and figure out how to manipulate them.
Steven Zaloga, an analyst with Teal Group, a defense consulting firm,
said radio transmissions are likely to be problematic in a small device
like a mine that has to be buried.
"There's no question that you can develop something that can do all this
stuff," he said. "The question is, is it going to be small enough? Mines
have to be somewhat inconspicuous, and on the other hand, be fairly
reliable to pick up these radio signals. A certain fraction of the systems is
likely to fail just because the data link fails."
Mines can be scattered from planes or by ground forces. An anti-tank
mine might knock an armored vehicle out of service, or it might destroy
the tank's weaponry and kill the crew. An anti-personnel mine, designed
to maim or kill, also can damage non-armored vehicles.
Smart mines don't impress human rights groups, which say the world
would be better served if the United States joined the 150 nations that
have signed the 1997 Ottawa treaty banning mines altogether.
Some mines are only so smart and fail to self-destruct, said Stephen
Goose, who oversees arms control at Human Rights Watch. That keeps
certain territory off limits to civilians, and still requires the painstaking
work of de-miners.
Opponents also point out that mines are hardly essential to U.S. forces
these days. The Pentagon says it hasn't deployed one since it scattered
117,000 of them during the 1991 Persian Gulf war. But Johnson said the
Pentagon continues to invest in improving mines in case they are
needed.
One new weapon the Defense Department is considering deploying
consists of anti-tank mines that can hop around a battlefield on their
own, to fill gaps created when other mines blow up or are defused.
The Pentagon calls the project, developed by its DARPA research arm, a
"self-healing" minefield -- designed to make the buffers more difficult to
breach.
A more definitive project is an Army program to link several anti-vehicle
mines known as wide-area munitions, or WAMs.
WAMs have acoustic and seismic sensors to sniff out armored vehicles
and blow them up. If WAMs can be configured into a network that can
talk to soldiers, "it can say, 'There's a convoy going through this road. Go
ahead and arm,'" Steeb said.
A separate project, known as the Non-Self Destruct Alternative, is
designed to replace the old-fashioned "persistent" mines used to defend
South Korea. The new mine policy calls for persistent mines to remain in
Korea until 2010.
Future munitions in development would put "a man in the loop" --
requiring interaction with a human, stationed remotely at a computer,
who would elect when and how to fire them.
The program involves a battery-operated system known as Spider, which
has six canister-like valves on the outside, and a global-positioning chip
and a radio inside. After the Spider is hand-placed by a U.S. soldier, the
device's operator monitors and fires it from a laptop computer up to a
mile away -- though communications repeaters can be used to extend the
distance.
When an enemy triggers one of a half dozen tripwires, the Spider signals
a U.S. soldier, who can fire a grenade from the device. Operators can also
shoot Claymore mines or "non-lethal agents," like a net or a terrible
odor.
Spider could enter production in 2006, according to Jed Sheehan, vice
president for advanced guns, sensors and munitions at Alliant
Techsystems, which along with Textron Inc. was awarded a $54 million
contract in 2002 to build the system.
A 2003 Army procurement report indicated that 290,000 Spider
munitions are to be produced through 2009, for $513 million.
While mine opponents say "man in the loop" would be a big
improvement, some are wary that the Pentagon will insist Spiders be
programmed so they can function on their own if need be -- essentially
making them as autonomous as traditional mines.
A decision on whether to include that feature has been put off until
2005.
Tim Rieser, an aide to Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and
vigorous mine opponent, said the autonomy feature "would be
inconsistent with the whole premise of the alternatives program."
"Whether or not the U.S joins the treaty," Rieser said, "Senator Leahy
believes we should use weapon technologies that are not indiscriminate."

https://defense-update.com/20050127_spider.html

Spider Unattended Ground

Sensor

Spider is under development at Textron Systems and ATK under the Objective
Force anti-personnel component program. The system is designed to protect
friendly forces and shape the battlefield while minimizing risk to friendly troops
and non-combatants. In January 2005 the US Army decided to accelerate
fielding of the Matrix remote munitions control system, which is a lead-in
version to the Spider. The Army awarded ATK Twenty-five Matrix systems to be
delivered to U.S. forces and deployed in Iraq by June 2005. Matrix is a portable,
reusable, soldier-in-the-loop system that can be used in either a lethal, or a
non-lethal mode. The program is managed by Project Manager Close Combat
Systems and the U.S. Army Armaments, Research, Development and
Engineering Center (ARDEC).

The Spider’s Munition Control Unit (MCU) is a pedestal fitted with six munitions
launchers each covering a sector of 60 degrees, and a communications module
which links the Spider with its remote operator. The MCU communicates with
the Remote Control Unit (RCU) by direct wireless link, or via field
communications repeaters. On operator command, the Spider autonomously
deploys trip wires corresponding to each sector. When a trip wire is activated, a
signal is sent from the sensing MCU to the Remote Control Unit (RCU).
Based on that signal, the operator’s own observation of the field, and other
situational awareness and guidance from the chain of command, the operator
can direct the detonation of the grenades associated with the trip wire
detection. The operator may delay this action, to allow more intruders to
penetrate further into the kill-zone and deploy multiple charges for maximum
effect. Munitions include self-activated grenades, operator activated claymores
or various non-lethal munitions. The MCU is powered by a replaceable battery
and can sustain continuous operation for 30 days. The system can be recovered
and replenished with new grenades after an engagement. The Spider can be
deactivated on command, to enable safe recovery or passage of friendly forces.
The RCU uses a rugged laptop computer equipped with a touch screen to
provide full control of an area up to 1,500 meters deep. Each RCU enables the
monitoring and activation of a single or multiple charges.

https://topwar.ru/116055-neletalnyy-obzor-chast-1.html

MCU может снаряжаться традиционными осколочно-фугасными или

дымовыми, осветительными, светошумовыми гранатами или
нелетальными безосколочными гранатами с резиновой шрапнелью.
Радиус разлета каждой гранаты составляет 3-5 метров от MCU,
эффективный радиус около 10 метров, продолжительность работы 30
дней обеспечивают сменные аккумуляторы. В качестве альтернативы
блок MCU может оснащаться шестью адаптерными модулями,
позволяющими подавать команды на такие устройства, как например,
направленные мины Клей мора в обоих вариантах, как летальном
(М18А1 Claymore), так и нелетальном (Modular Crowd Control Munition-
MCCM, здесь вместо стальных осколков резиновые шарики).

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/137325/engineers-make-choice

FORT HOOD, TX, UNITED STATES

07.08.2014
Story by Staff Sgt. Charles Burden  
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   

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FORT HOOD, Texas – For some Soldiers, basic training included a class on the lethal M18
Claymore mine, a directional weapon, – the words “Front toward enemy” emblazoned across the
face of the device. There was only one choice a Soldier could make when engaging a suspected
enemy with the Claymore, and that was unleashing a devastating blast - spraying a barrage of about
700 1/8-inch diameter steel balls.
But combat engineers from the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division now have another choice. The M7 Spider, a networked mine system, gives them
that choice between discharging a lethal or non-lethal charge.

Sgt. Michael Seneus, a 3rd BEB combat engineer from Brooklyn, New York, explained how each
munitions control unit, a mine-like device about the circumference of a hat, gets carefully placed in
the munitions field, or mine area.
It is controlled remotely by a radio control system, a box just about the size of three pizza boxes
stacked on top of each other, which knows where each mine is placed.

“A lookout identifies if it’s an enemy combatant, child or an animal,” Seneus said. “If it’s a threat, the
engineer chooses to launch whatever measures are necessary.”

For an enemy combatant, that means the Soldier launches a single, lethal munition. Or many.

“Each unit can hold six grenades, each of which can be launched individually 2 meters high, out 5 to
7 meters with a 10-meter blast radius, producing up to 1,400 fragments — a wall of fragments,” said
Joe Carr, a training instructor for the munitions new equipment training branch at the Army
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center in Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey.

One RCS can control 63 MCUs, each capable of housing six miniature grenade launchers. A single
M7 Spider system is capable of launching up to 378 grenades – or a total of almost 530,000 lethal
fragments – spread throughout the mine field like a spider web.

But combat engineers can also choose to load the MCUs with strategically placed miniature grenade
launchers, small tube-like fixtures about 7 inches long, with non-lethal charges.

This is a ‘Man In-The-Loop’ dispensing set, meaning a Soldier is always in control of the choice to
launch or disarm the tripped device, said Carr.

“So if you see a non-combatant in your field, say like a child, you can render the munitions control
unit useless,” Carr added.
“There’s an option to load the MCU with a non-lethal Claymore, which discharges rubber balls
instead of steel ones,” said Bill Sayler, a trainer from Picatinny Arsenal.

Seneus said, “Let's say ... if it's a herd of animals hanging around, and you want them to go away,
you can launch something that's non-lethal, that won't kill the animal, just to scare them and make
them go away.”

Saylor said, “The M7 Spider is the new alternative to anti-personnel, victim-activated, legacy land
mines.”

“This is the first time I've even heard of this kind of weapon,” said Spc. Philip Brunet, a 3rd BEB
combat engineer from Valley View, Texas.“It’s good that we can choose lethal or non-lethal
munitions on the battle field. Makes survivability more possible for those who have no piece in the
fight.”

Although other brigades on Fort Hood have trained on the Spider, the combat engineers from 3rd
Brigade “Greywolf” were the first on the installation to employ the miniature grenade launchers. Their
training on the Spider will be complete the week ending July 18.

https://www.army-technology.com/?p=25915

Alliant Techsystems and Textron Defence have

been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the
US Army for the procurement of Spider XM-7
networked munitions systems.
The $34m contract will provide for the
procurement of 44 low-rate initial productions of
the munitions system.
The Spider XM-7 system is a remote explosive
device consisting of up to 84 munitions control
units (MCUs) controlled by a human-operated
remote control station (RCS).
The Spider has a known location, and can be
safely recovered and readied for a new
deployment if it has not been fired, unlike
conventional land mines.
Work will be carried out at the companies’
facilities in Massachusetts, Minnesota, West
Virginia and Iowa, US, with an estimated
completion date of 15 December 2011.