Re: Anti-armor mines!
From: John Leary <realjtl@s...>
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 21:33:01 -0700
Subject: Re: Anti-armor mines!
Noah Doyle wrote:
>
> 14 kilos for an antitank mine? I would have expected them to be a lot
> bigger - but, I've never seen one outside of Twilight 2000.
Thankfully.
> Weren't there nuclear landmines, at one point? Or were those just
the
> Atomic Demolition Munitions?
>
Noah,
It is not necessary for the mine to 'destroy' the tank to be
effective. Any anti-tank mine than can 'lift' 60 tons 10 feet
will effectively remove a tank from combat, even is the tank is
not deatroyed. (Tanks that have gone 'turtle on the back' are not
considered a threat.
Bye for now,
John L.