{"id":38066,"date":"2021-09-16T15:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/16\/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:15:16","slug":"dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/16\/dont-call-it-a-landmine-soldiers-test-a-suitcase-size-tank-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t call it a landmine. Soldiers test suitcase-sized tank killer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After recent testing, soldiers are one step closer to having a suitcase-sized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/09\/09\/marines-3d-print-part-for-mine-clearing-device-then-blow-it-up\/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&#038;contentQuery=%7B%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fdisaster%22%2C%22from%22%3A5%2C%22size%22%3A10%7D\" target=\"_blank\">solution <\/a>for small, dismounted units to fend off a tank advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s not an anti-tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/06\/new-landmine-detection-reduces-false-alarms-to-save-time-and-lives-on-battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\">landmine <\/a>you\u2019re thinking of. What is this, 1944?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers and researchers concluded some early tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on the XM204 interim wide area top attack munition in early September, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/405088\/smart-anti-tank-munition-tested-us-army-yuma-proving-ground\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/07\/12\/army-researchers-building-smart-landmines-for-future-combat\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soldier-landmines.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army researchers building \u2018smart\u2019 land mines for future combat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The service is finding ways to give soldiers land mine-like tools to shape the battlefield.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call for such a weapon came out of U.S. Army Europe, said Lt. Col. Isaac Cuthbertson, product manager for terrain-shaping obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The XM204 is part of a family of new generation terrain-shaping obstacles that can target and deter tanks or other tracked vehicles. Some of its features are derived from the XM1100 Scorpion system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"659\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-carry.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-carry.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-carry.jpg.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-carry.jpg.jpg?resize=768,422 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-carry.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,562 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers from the 595th Sapper Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, participate in the evaluation of two terrain-shaping obstacle prototypes July 24-25, 2019 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny time a commander wants to influence enemy forces\u2019 ability to maneuver in an area without natural obstacles like a river or mountain, you can either build obstacles or emplace lethal obstacles,\u201d Cuthbertson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/405088\/smart-anti-tank-munition-tested-us-army-yuma-proving-ground\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, as a 2020 Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/238652\/virtual_review\" target=\"_blank\">release <\/a>about the program put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter hand emplacement of the obstacles, you hightail it far outside the munitions effective range while leaving reconnaissance elements to maintain watch over the obstacles. Several hours later, your overwatch element confirms that multiple XM204 Top Attack munition systems launched sub-munitions that effectively engaged enemy vehicles, causing extensive damage and resulting in the enemy having to change directions. Mission accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<cite>Army news release, Aug. 31, 2020<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is that if a small unit is overmatched and outgunned, facing armored enemy coming their way, this weapon will allow them to buy time until better support arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the XM204 is ready and waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt can \u2018hear\u2019 tracked vehicles and feel them coming,\u201d said Steve Patane, YPG test officer. \u201cWhen it does, it uses a mechanism that starts tracking the vehicle. When the threat-tracked vehicle is a certain distance away, the XM204 will shoot a submunition into the air to fire the warhead down at the target within its zone of authority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/smart-tank-ammo-test.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A recent test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, of the accuracy of the XM204 sensors in detecting and timing a strike against an armored vehicle. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suitcase-sized tank killer comes with an indicator to show whether or not it is armed and a self-destruct switch with timed settings to avoid one of the downsides of landmines \u2014 a deadly threat that sits dormant for decades, creating hazards far beyond the battle that can kill and injure civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combat engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, provided feedback that resulted in the butterfly design for the battery box, Cuthbertson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That design allows soldiers to pick up the box more easily when fully kitted up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To evaluate this new weapon, testers drove main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles across a test track at different speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensors on the XM204 use an algorithm to deploy munitions at the exact right time, which depends on the size and speed of the target vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1114\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-offloading.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palletized TSO dispenser launcher modules on a Palletized Load System truck prior to road test for XM204. (Marc A. Krauss\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers used the scenarios to better test the accuracy of the weapon\u2019s sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But no big boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of exploding the test vehicle, and the driver inside, the system was rigged with a camera to take a snapshot of the target at the point of deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe camera aim point gives us an idea of where the munition would hit if it actually launched,\u201d said Cuthbertson. \u201cDuring the times we tested the (high explosive) rounds, we used remote-controlled vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-back-of-vehicle.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-back-of-vehicle.jpg.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-back-of-vehicle.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-back-of-vehicle.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XM204-back-of-vehicle.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers from the 595th Sapper Company sit beside TSO dispenser launcher modules in the back of a M113 in support XM204 development. (Marc A. 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