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Don’t call it a landmine. Soldiers test suitcase-sized tank killer
By Todd South
 Thursday, Sep 16


A soldier from the 595th Sapper Company looks at the TSO dispenser launcher modules in the back of a M113 in support of a Soldier Touch Point. (Marc A. Krauss/Army)

After recent testing, soldiers are one step closer to having a suitcase-sized solution for small, dismounted units to fend off a tank advance.

And that’s not an anti-tank landmine you’re thinking of. What is this, 1944?

Soldiers and researchers concluded some early tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on the XM204 interim wide area top attack munition in early September, according to an Army release.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/09/16/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer/