Name Bouncing Betty (in German it is called Splittermine)
Produced 1935–1945
Number built 1,930,000+
First, the mine was fired .9 to 1.5 meters up into the air by a small propellant charge. Approximately a half-second later, the main charge detonated at the optimum height to kill or severely injure anyone in the immediate area. The main charge of the mine was surrounded by roughly 360 steel balls, short steel rods, or scrap metal pieces. These became metal shrapnel that sprayed horizontally from the mine at high velocity.
