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From: nuchat!steve@uunet.UU.NET (Steve Nuchia)
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Subject: Re: Scatterable Minefields
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Date: 27 Feb 90 04:41:41 GMT
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From: nuchat!steve@uunet.UU.NET (Steve Nuchia)

Mail to original poster bounced.  Oh well.

As I recall, the question was how to clear a minefield *without* heavy
equipment.  Helos, tanks, bulldozers and arty are out.

If the area is such (or can be made so) that you can drive a truck
around it in something approximating a circle, then you can drag a
sled behind the vehicle.  The sled will follow a path inside that of
the truck, and you should be able to spiral in to (nearly) the middle
that way.  Then a few eccentric passes finish the job.
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