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MAUS (Italian:Mina Antiuomo Seminabile) is an Italian designed anti-personnel scatter mine. A plastic high explosive landmine it is designed for rapid placement on the minefields either by helicopter hand-drop or other ground vehicle. An integral safety pin armed pressure actuated pneumatic fuse is used which is designed to withstand explosive overpressure for short duration and deployment impact. The mine is also waterproof and can be placed at a depth of one metre.