RE: Obstacles, Part 2

99% is kinda high John.  Don't forget items like Claymores (yes I know
they can be detonated with det cord) which use a hand trigger.	I don't
know if American engineers ever use them as they are more an Infanteer's
tool.

Staying on topic, I know fuses will probably used for quite a while but
I'm trying to think of more DS era solutions.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker [SMTP:schoon@aimnet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 1998 11:48 PM
> To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	RE: Obstacles, Part 2
> 
> John Atkinson wrote:
> 
> >Uh-uh.  99%+ of battlefield demolitions are non-electrical, and will
> >become even more so over the next few years.  It's safer.  Besides,
> >even electric demo can't be jammed per se, simply prematurely
> >detonated.  Not that that's any more fun for the poor engineers.
> 
> Speaking as a somewhat frequent user of the stuff, John is right on
> the
> money with this one. We don't like to use the electrical stuff AT ALL.
> Much
> better to have a system contructed of det and timing cord.
> 
> Schoon
>