Re: Anti-armor mines!

You wrote: 

>According to the most recent info I have seen (a pam issued this 
>year),  there are mines out there used in Bosnia and other places 
>that will detonate from the force of a probe supposedly. I'll check 
>out the pam and see what type of mine it is (I assume AP).  

I'd be interested--probably an AHD rather than a mine itself.  Most 
mines need at least a kg of pressure.

>And they now have some smart minefields that assess the target (one 
>guy, a section, whatever) and only detonate an appropriate part of 
>the minefield... so if you have a section moving in the field, it'll 
>set off a big chunk of the field and blow the whole section away....

Not even that--one mine, properly placed, can kill entire platoons if 
they bunch up.	There's a reason for that 5m seperation peole rant 
about.	A 30m kill radius and 183m danger radius is nothing to play 
with.

>...and of course the anti-helicopter mine is a fun one too....

Just a logical outgrowth of the WAM--send out a submunition pointed up 
instead of down.

John