Re: [GZG] Armoured utility vehicles and IEDs in SG/DS

Yeah I realize it sounds strange. What I'm getting at is, is there a
fundamental physical difference between a mine and an IED? I mean
other than the fact that you only have a couple IEDs in a spot at any
given time vs a minefield. I wouldn't have thought that there was, but
from the discussion on the list and the proposed mechanics, it sounds
like there is a huge difference. Otherwise you could just say that an
IED is a one-shot minefield.

On 7/16/08, Eli Arndt <emu2020@comcast.net> wrote:
> This question is an odd one. Isn't an IED, by its very nature,
improvised.
> If you are designing a device to do the job of an IED, it's not an
IED, it's
> pretty much a mine or some other form of ED.
>
> IEDs can be effective, but they are the sort of thing used by
militaries
> that either don't have access to or a ready supply of more
conventional
> devices that do the same job. If you are a professional army with
mines, you
> are unlikely to need or use IEDs.
>
> -Eli
>

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