[11B3]

Stacking anti-tank mines in a manner to get the shaped charges to act as amplifiers isn't something you get out of this article - or the Anarchist's Cookbook either for that matter. If you look at the sand that they were placed in, that soft material doesn't like to transmit shock waves very well - so it took some expertise. So in that sense, it is 'new or unique' John.

Abrams have rolled over lots of anti-tank mines since their inception, especially in Iraq the first time around. This is the first one to be destroyed by them. Yes, they've been disabled in the past, but not destroyed.

As for when the photos were taken, Strategy Page.com's discussion page on this stated that they were taken on the 8th of this month.

[John H K]

If the VC were doing it in Nam, it's not very new, or unique, is it?

[archy]

Stacking anti-tank mines in a manner to get the shaped charges to act as amplifiers isn't something you get out of this article - or the Anarchist's Cookbook either for that matter. If you look at the sand that they were placed in, that soft material doesn't like to transmit shock waves very well - so it took some expertise. So in that sense, it is 'new or unique' John.

So is the use of a delay fuze with the 13-pound charge Soviet TM46 AT mine so as to detonate the mine/s when the center of the hull or powerpack with fuel tanks receives the full effect of the blast instead of the driver's compartment. Apparantly, the new delay fuzes, also meant as a countermeasure to chain flail or weighted roller mine clearance tools, work as advertised. And if a derivitive of the MVSh-46 tilt rod fuze was used, the vehicle's tracks don't even need to have passed over the mine/s themselves; contact with any of the bottom of the vehicle's hull would do.

Anyone care to guess on how far that blast would have thrown a Stryker and what would have happened to the 11 soldiers inside?

Well, somebody just made an easy thousand dollars....