.... ‘Barbed Wire Used Properly Can Be A Beautiful Sight’ ....
Our Boys in Texas "Working it!"
Posted on 11/03/2018 7:12:36 PM PDT by little jeremiah
Thank you! Lots and lots of concertina wire, I’ve seen some photos.
It’s happening.
.... ‘Barbed Wire Used Properly Can Be A Beautiful Sight’ ....
Our Boys in Texas "Working it!"
I like their positioning of it. Hopefully the brush is on the south side. Imagine running through that brush in your last sprint to “freedom” and ...bam!
Concertina razor wire is positioned/set and woven in such a way you're going to get cut and stuck in it....it cuts all ways
All those guys have their 9mm stuffed in their cargo pants - right?
Good, sure does look pretty to me.
Can’t concertina wire be easily cut with wire cutters?
I think that the wire is more of a “slow them down” barrier that needs to be augmented with folks watching and patrolling all the time.
What will keep someone from lifting up the wire with plywood or something and going under? Is it anchored into the ground?
I assume the US military knows what to do, they probably aren’t finished yet, plus have other means as mentioned above. I seriously doubt they’re going to do a haffast job.
I don’t think there are enough troops for that. Also, there are tunnels people use to go under the border.
From some military engineering manual on the net (so yes, wire by itself won’t do much):
“FOCDPIG” Regardless of the type of defense employed by the tactical commander, the seven basic employment principles for reinforcing obstacles are that reinforcing obstacles are:
F: Covered by Fire. The principal purpose of integrating obstacle location with fire is to enhance the effectiveness of these fires. With rare exceptions, obstacles that are not covered by fire are little more than a nuisance to the enemy.
O: Observed. It is imperative that all reinforcing obstacles are observed in order to maximize the use of available indirect fires on the enemy. In addition, obstacles should be placed in order to maximize the max effective range of various heavy, medium, and light direct fire weapons systems.
C: Concealed and employed for surprise. By varying the type, design, and location of the obstacle plan, the enemy’s understanding of our defensive scheme is made more difficult.
D:Employed in Depth. A series of simple obstacles arranged one behind the other along a probable axis of enemy advance is far more effective than one large, elaborate obstacle and forces the enemy to quickly attrite his organic engineering assets.
P: Protected by early warning and anti-handling devices. Incorporating these assets into reinforcing obstacles amplify detection of the enemy especially during times of little or no visibility.
I: Integrated with existing and other reinforcing obstacles that cannot be easily bypassed. It must support the maneuver commander’s plan. Reinforcing obstacles that do not accomplish one or more of the basic purposes of obstacles are of little value. Reinforcing obstacles must be planned and employed to support the tactical plan
G: Non-Geometric. By breaking up the outline of the obstacles/defense, the enemy is in the engagement area before he realizes it. This puts the enemy into a dilemma and makes him show his flank or belly.
My search on the net is for the military use of barriers.
Concertina wire has other purposes when it comes to politics, the media, and hopefully as a visible sign to the horde of “migrants” that we are serious about our border.
Anything is better than nothing, but they should use this:
Goggle the wire and you’ll see why.
Yes.......and it does work to do just that. I saw plenty of people in Europe trying to get thru it.....kids get their hair caught in it so the kid ends up the barrier the rest can’t get past. etc. etc.
I thought the heavy duty wire was to stop vehicles ...
I worked at a facility surrounded by a fence topped with three strands of inward leaning razor wire.
For anyone in reasonably good shape, it wasn’t a deterrent.
They would just toss a heavy jacket or something similar over it and vamoose.
“We have enough concertina wire to cover up to 22 miles already deployed to the border. We have additional concertina wire that we can string, with over 150 miles available. Additionally, looking at where the reinforcers are needed so we can get it exactly where CBP wants us to put it,” O’Shaughnessy said.
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