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From: ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt)
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Subject: Re: Scatterable Minefields
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Date: 22 Feb 90 03:44:19 GMT
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From: ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt)

In article <14124@cbnews.ATT.COM>, gwh%headcrash.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert) writes:
> 
> 
> From: gwh%headcrash.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)
> In article <14060@cbnews.ATT.COM> at3080@usma2 (Schmidt Terry CPT) writes:
> >
> >Does anyone have any information about clearing emplaced scatterable 
> >minefields?  Or does anyone just have any good ideas about how to approach such
> >a problem?  The Army has thought of a lot of high-tech methods, but nothing 
> >will be in the hands of troops for ages to come.  Suggestions?
> 
> Several friends, some in armour and some in engineers, have all replied to my
> querrys about this about like i would have thought:  When the mines can be seen
> someone with a rifle or machinegun just detonates them by firing into them.  
> This applies to any noncamoflaged minefield, not just scatterable ones.
 

  Well, that's one way.  Scatterable mines are usually air delivered by
  helicoptor as a 'hasty minefield' to block a choke point (or something
  like that).  Given that, they usually just lay on the ground.

  But, Rule #2 in Emplacing a Minefiled is, to cover that
  minefield with fire - usually indirect fire from mortars or artillery -
  sometimes with direct fire.   

  Usually, a combat engineer squad accompanies infantry/armor companies.
  They have organic 'mine-clearing' equipment - so - call up the engineer
  squad and let them clear it - it's their job.

  mms