Among them, what disappoints many people is that Russia, as a military power, does not seem to have invested any new weapons that are "eye-catching", and the level of modernization of the war is not high enough.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict that broke out in late February this year has lasted for more than two months, and the outside world has mixed praises and criticisms of the overall performance of the Russian army. Among them, what disappoints many people is that Russia, as a military power, does not seem to have invested any new weapons that are "eye-catching", and the level of modernization of the war is not high enough. However, a recent news about the Russian army's "smart landmines" finally added a hint of color to Russian Army .

comprehensive Xinhua News Agency and Observer.com and other media reports, this is a new type of landmine known as the POM-3 "Medal". Judging from the appearance, this is a typical mine-jumping against human landmines. Ukraine said that this mine can be quickly deployed to preset positions through various distribution methods. After the mine is detonated, it will release steel balls at 360 degrees, which will have an anti-destructive and deterrent effect on personnel. At present, the POM-3 "Medal" mine has hindered the activities of the Ukrainian army in Donbas and Kharkiv .

According to Russian news, the mine has certain intelligent performance and can distinguish whether nearby personnel are soldiers or civilians through vibration on the ground, and automatically detonate after being judged as enemy soldiers. In addition, the "Medal" also has an anti-exclusion function, which can kill engineers who perform mine-removal operations. From this perspective, it seems that this weapon does have a bit of "black technology".

From the perspective of the development of Russian Army mines, the development time of the "Medal" was in the 1990s. After 2010, it began to be mass-loaded with the Russian army, and information was only disclosed to the public in recent years. Objectively speaking, the appearance of the "Medal" is quite traditional and does not give people much freshness. Its shape is very similar to the " pineapple bomb " used by the US military in Korean War and Vietnam War . The difference is that the former belongs to a landmine, while the latter is an cluster bomb . Of course, considering the killing efficiency of personnel, it is reasonable to choose to use similar appearances.

. Judging from the introduction of the function of "intelligent killing", the "Medal" should have built-in mechanisms such as pocket sensors and induction chips, and have a small data storage device. Although Russia's electronic information industry is not well developed and has encountered joint sanctions from European and American countries, in theory, commercial electronic components on the market can meet the needs of this mine. In other words, Russia can completely obtain similar commercial grade components from South Korea, Belarus and China, so mass production is not a problem. The principle of "Medal" smart landmines seems to be very advanced, but in fact, the "black technology" of this type of landmines is more reflected in the concept level. For countries with strong manufacturing industries, it is not difficult to get the same or even stronger weapon as long as they are familiar with the principles. By the way, the "combat nation" has also created a unique "anti-helicopter sensing mine", and the principles are similar to those of "medals".

Interestingly, after the Ukrainian army was repeatedly "invisible" by "Medal" mines, on the one hand, it acknowledged that the power of this smart mine should not be underestimated, and on the other hand, it accused the Russian army of using landmines "violating international law ", which is uncultured. In the later stage of the Cold War, European countries took the lead in proposing to "ban the use of landmines during wars" and jointly launched an international agreement called the "Mine Ban Convention" with a group of small and medium-sized countries. However, until today, China, the United States and Russia have not ratified the accession to this convention, at most, adding self-destructive functions to landmines. In other words, the "Thunder Ban Convention" does not have international binding force, let alone "international law". Therefore, the hard days of Wujun eating landmines are still long...