From an American Vietnam veteran and buddy of mine, the Mini Claymore mine. These are some pictures he took from his service in Rhodesia. He tells me that rather than metal ball bearings, that the Mini Claymore has cube shaped shrapnel that does not project as far, but causes more damage to human tissue.
Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.
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