Munitions dispenser

Apparatus for dispensing mines of short, circularly cylindrical configuration about a spin axis, comprising, in combination, a housing having an opening, an arm mounted in the housing for angular movement about a first pivotal axis between first and second positions, a spring means actuating the arm toward the second position, drive mechanism operable to move the arm to, and releaseably hold the arm in, the first position, a cylindrical friction member arcuate about the first pivotal access from a site adjacent to the opening, and a holder mounted on the arm to receive a mine with its spin axis parallel to the pivotal axis and with its cylindrical surface in engagement with the friction member, so that when the arm is moved into the first position and released, a mine in the holder is propelled along said friction member and is ejected through the opening, while rotating about the spin access.