Originally Posted by
Big Dog
You may not understand land mines. For most types out in the field their key premise is not to kill.
But to maim.
An evaporated soldier can be left where he was sprayed. A dead but whole one takes 4 men to evac.
A dismembered but living one takes 4 men to carry, a medic to treat, an evac unit, medical treatment etc.
The comments about wounded being more resource hungry than a body are correct, although this theory tends to find more favour with generals than with soldiers on the ground. A wounded enemy could still be dangerous.
Your information on mines though might be half a century or so out of date and relates more to WW2 era mines than the more powerful versions found since - in Vietnam f'instance. These latter were considerably more lethal than their earlier counterparts.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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