Re: Anti-armor mines!

John spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> This is why we still emphasis proper probing technique, and likely
will 
> into the next century or two.  Just please do yourself a favor and 
> don't use a bayonet.	I doubt a little pressure with a wooden or 
> fiberglass probe will set most mines off--doing it right, mines would 
> have to be too sensitive to be practical.  You get into problems with 
> mines that sense off of body heat or seismic indicators (footsteps).	 

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).  

> But I'd lay loooong odds that there will be enough decent sensors in 
> any proper minefields that Engineer will be necessary.  After the
first 
> couple infantrymen buy it--I've seen Infantry moving such that the 
> entire platoon is within the danger radius of an M-16A1.  All it takes

> is one oops.

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....

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

Tom.  
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