KMT 5 M

KMT-5M attached to T-54/55

KMT-5M attachments to T-54/55

The KMT-5M is a Soviet tank mounted mechanical mine clearing device in the KMT series that is designed to disable anti-tank mines by plowing up or mechanically breaking them from the lines in front of tank tracks. It was first introduced in the 1960s. ^[1] The device can be mounted to T-54/55, T-62 and T-64 tanks. The plow has nowadays been mostly replaced by the modern version KMT-7 that can be installed to T-72, T-80 and T-90 series of tanks. ^{[2] [3]} It was however recently copied by the Romanians in their D-5M mine clearing system.

The device features both an outer roller and an inner plow. ^[4]

Technical specifications

• Operating speed: 6–12 km/h ^[2]
• Cleared lane width: 0.81 m x 2
• Depth of clearance: 0.1 m
• Install time: 30-45 min
• Removal time: 8-13 min
• Weight: 7.5 t (m)

References

1. Zaloga, Steven J. (2004). T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004. Bloomsbury USA. p. 19a. ISBN   978-1-84176-792-5.
2. "ST 100-7 OPFOR Battle Book Table of Contents". fas.org. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
3. ЦАМТО / Новости / Инженерно-саперные подразделения ЗВО получили на вооружение индивидуальные противоминные защитные средства для танков [TSAMTO / News / Engineering and combat engineer units of the Western Military District received individual mine defenses for tanks]. www.armstrade.org (in Russian).
4. "TRADOC Bulletin 10: The Soviet Main Battle Tank: Capabilities and Limitations" (PDF). DTIC. February 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 16 October 2025.