Topic: U.S. Mulling New Generation of Land Mines 2

Missileer · September 14th, 2005

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Originally Posted by chewie_nz

pesonally i cant see the problem for anti mine campeigners, i mean most of the mines that are causing problems are one that cant be rendered inert, or those lovely air dropped one that look like toys to kids

personally, if it can make themselves inert then i dont see anythign wrong with them at all.

as for putting a new battery in them....i'm sure the designers have thought of that

If it can be done, it will. The US will never "salt" mines that will deceive children.

Spartacus · September 14th, 2005

It is interesting, you could deactivate the mines so friendlies cross it, and then activate so that no one else can. Tactical options anyone?

FO Seaman · September 14th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Whispering Death

I think our current mines are peachy. Spend our money on something else.

Ditto. Most of our current land mines can be deactivated with the pull of a pin, and our FASM detonate upon contact.

Obvious · September 17th, 2005

Lol with the name like spider, I thought it would be some suicide robot with a high explosive that would charge at an intruder in a detected proximity just like unreal tournament.

ExTanker · September 17th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Rabs

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I think our current mines are peachy. Spend our money on something else.

ditto.

maybe a few more F-22s

Or a decent rifle for the grunts.

Duty Honor Country · September 17th, 2005

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UBIQUE · October 2nd, 2005

I fail to see the point of playing with something that already works fine.

ALL obstacles, whether mine fields, wire, tank ditches or what ever are required to be under observation or fire or both. If they're not it makes them a hell of a lot easier to breach.

Australian mine casualties from the Vietnam war were from Australian mines lifted and re sown by the VC......

He who does not learn from the lessons of history, will be the one who repeats its mistakes!!!

Locke · October 2nd, 2005

so you make a minefield with say 10000 mines.
then the conflict goes on for longer than intended and the initial 30 days pass.
what do you do? give everyone spades and tell them to dig up the now obsolete mines? or you do simply lay new ones?

Whispering Death · October 2nd, 2005

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Originally Posted by Locke

so you make a minefield with say 10000 mines.
then the conflict goes on for longer than intended and the initial 30 days pass.
what do you do? give everyone spades and tell them to dig up the now obsolete mines? or you do simply lay new ones?

America doesn't have any land mines in it.

If the Vietnamese and North Koreans blow themselves up on our old mines then sucks for them that they decided to take that ground away from American soldiers.

I'd rather spend the cash on better weapons and body armor for my Infantry, personally.

Locke · October 2nd, 2005

did i ever suggest america had landmines in it? read my post again.

i suggested that if they used them in any conflict, the issue of replacement/removal would be a pain in the butt

September 14th, 2005	Post 12
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	It is interesting, you could deactivate the mines so friendlies cross it, and then activate so that no one else can. Tactical options anyone? __________________ Qui tacet consentire. Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. Nec Aspera Terrent. Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur.

September 17th, 2005	Post 16
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	all off topic posts have been removed!!!! __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

October 2nd, 2005	Post 18
Locke Tribuni Angusticlavii	so you make a minefield with say 10000 mines. then the conflict goes on for longer than intended and the initial 30 days pass. what do you do? give everyone spades and tell them to dig up the now obsolete mines? or you do simply lay new ones? __________________ If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a solemn international obligation . . . an obligation of honor which no self-respecting man could possibly have repudiated. I say, secondly, we are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed in defiance of international good faith at the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power. Author: Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith Source: Statement, to House of Commons, Declaration of War with Germany, Aug. 4, 1914

September 17th, 2005	Post 14
Obvious Banned	Lol with the name like spider, I thought it would be some suicide robot with a high explosive that would charge at an intruder in a detected proximity just like unreal tournament.

October 2nd, 2005	Post 17
UBIQUE Immunes Gear	I fail to see the point of playing with something that already works fine. ALL obstacles, whether mine fields, wire, tank ditches or what ever are required to be under observation or fire or both. If they're not it makes them a hell of a lot easier to breach. Australian mine casualties from the Vietnam war were from Australian mines lifted and re sown by the VC...... He who does not learn from the lessons of history, will be the one who repeats its mistakes!!!

October 2nd, 2005	Post 20
Locke Tribuni Angusticlavii	did i ever suggest america had landmines in it? read my post again. i suggested that if they used them in any conflict, the issue of replacement/removal would be a pain in the butt