Once released from their container , the Freon would evaporate in between 3 and 8 minutes , thereby arming the mines .
To allow them to be handled and dropped from the air , the mines were phlegmatized with Freon 113 , in which they were stored soaked .
Once released from their container , the Freon 113 would evaporate in between 3 and 8 minutes , thereby arming the mines .
To allow them to be handled and dropped from the air , the mines were phlegmatized with Freon 113 , in which they were stored soaked .