HB 876 mine

HB 876
HB 876 bomblet casing
(Retardation and self-righting systems omitted)
TypeAir-dropped frag mine
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
Variantssee Variants
Specifications
Mass2.4 kg
Height150 mm
Diameter100 mm

Maximum firing range300 m
FillingComposition B
Filling weight590 G

The HB 876 mine was an air dropped area denial weapon. It was used as part of the JP233 runway denial system and the 'Hades' variant of the BL755 cluster bomb. As a result of the anti-personnel mine ban it was withdrawn from British Royal Air Force service, and the last stockpiles of the mine were destroyed on 19 October 1999.[1]