Re: [DS] Minefield clearing pondering

> Beth asked:
> 
> > I read an article in New Scientist recently about a proposed 
> > mine type that rearranges itself so it can't be cleared. This 
> > set me to wondering >about whether you could use an air-burst to 
> > clear minefields. Is it plausible? 
> 
[snip]
> that the hopping is intended to defeat lane-clearing, not what Jay
> calls "persistent" clearing. Destroying all mines in the field with
> airbursts will take a *LOT* of artillery fire to do - think WW1
> artillery barrages, and of *their* effect on the terrain. Don't use
> such methods in Flanders unless you've got grav or hover tanks <g>

How much of WWI artillery was airburst ? 
I thought much of it was ground-burst to dig out entrenched troops.

What damage will air-bursts do to the ground ? 

They sure will wreck havoc with vegetation and the flimsier buildings, 
but I thought earth-moving would be limited.

Questions for the more expert among you ;-)

Cheers 
Karl Heinz