The mine is sensitive to disturbance, and possibly to the signals generated by mine detectors, recent modifications to the mine have reported desensitised it.
It also incorporates an anti-handling device, which is sensitive to motion and the signals produced by mine detectors.
This search takes two forms—a visual search by troops moving in close formation, and a mechanical search in special target areas by means of mine detectors.
It is a little wheelbarrow-type machine that is operated by remote control and burns the plastic mines that are undetectable with mine detectors.
It did not respond to our mine detectors, which registered only metal.
The soldiers in front were sweeping with their mine detectors.
Nevertheless, owing to dense vegetation, it has been extremely difficult to search parts of the areas effectively, even with mine detectors.
Various mechanical implements were used to uncover caches of arms, the presence of which had been indicated by mine detectors.
