▁mine ▁would ▁det on ate ▁whether ▁the ▁trigger ▁was ▁released ▁or ▁not . ▁Stand ing ▁still ▁or ▁attempting ▁to ▁run ▁from ▁the ▁S - mine ▁would ▁be ▁equally ▁dangerous . ▁The ▁most ▁effective ▁way ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁mine ' s ▁det on ation ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁to ▁fle e ▁but ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁lying ▁face ▁down ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁Arm ored ▁vehicle ▁dis char ger ▁system ▁A ▁S - mine ▁dis char ger ▁system ▁(" M inen ab w ur f vor richtung " ▁in ▁German ) ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ang led ▁tub es ▁attached ▁via ▁brackets ▁to ▁the ▁h ull , ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁anti - inf antry ▁defense ▁by ▁We hr macht ▁arm ored ▁vehicles . ▁Early ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁T iger ▁I ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁five ▁such ▁devices ▁with ▁command ▁variants ▁being ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁four . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁all ▁new ▁T iger ▁Is ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁this ▁system . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁removed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁replaced ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by ▁the ▁N ah verte id ig ungs wa ffe ▁or ▁" close ▁defense ▁weapon " ▁( full ▁deployment ▁was ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁production ▁del ays ) ▁which ▁could ▁launch ▁anti - person nel ▁gr en ades ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁smoke ▁gr en ades ▁or ▁signal ▁fl ares ▁in ▁all ▁directions . ▁ ▁D ete ction ▁and ▁dis arm ing ▁ ▁The