Chapter 1607: Broadsword on the tree

Crazy Horse and Snake Eye began to change their course, and the others followed them. Landmines are very suitable for use in the jungle, because vegetation causes insufficient light, and the fallen leaves in the forest can easily hide the traces of burial. This makes this concealed weapon even more concealed and dangerous. This brings some trouble to their speed.
From the outside, the m18 landmine is a green plastic box with a shameful appearance. The aiming hole is located above the mine shell. Both sides of the aiming hole are detonation chambers and are equipped with moisture-proof plugs. In order to facilitate the deployment, two pairs of simple scissor-shaped brackets are installed under the mine shell.
The real ferocious thing about this thing is the 700 small steel in the box. According to the records of the US Army's "Field Manual of Landmines" (fm23-23), the m18a1's explosive kill range includes 50 meters in front, spreading in a 60-degree wide-angle fan-shaped range; and the height is 2 to 2.4 meters. The longest range of its steel ball can even reach 250 meters, including a moderate killing range of about 100 meters.
Because of its superior performance, the US military gave this mine the nickname claymore, which means Scottish double-edged machete, so it is also called broad sword or broad knife mine. The m18a1 landmine has been well received by the US military since it was equipped with troops, and it has also been provided to its allies in large quantities. It is still an indispensable weapon in the NATO military equipment sequence.
But the most terrible thing is not this, but the arrangement of mines. Although the general mines are powerful, their trigger systems are very sensitive. However, there are certain rules for the arrangement of landmines. According to the US military's mine-laying regulations, minefields are generally laid out in a triangle or straight line method. When laying according to the front method, it is usually set as trip thunder, and each group has 3 trip thunders arranged in a triangle. The entire minefield consists of multiple mine groups. For example, when set up according to the straight line method, generally use pressure mines and arrange them in rows, with 1 to 4 mines in each row, with an interval of about 1.8 meters.
However, the deployment of m18a1 broadsword anti-infantry directional mines is more flexible: it can be deployed on the front of the position to kill the attacking enemy; it can also be deployed on the side of the position to strike the enemy's flanks; this method of deployment can ensure coverage of others Dead spots that cannot be covered by infantry weapons.
In other words, there is no fixed routine. In the case of other types of landmines, after veterans such as Crazy Horse find one, they follow the range covered by the fragments and predict some rules of mine-laying. But Broad Sword Thunder is different.
The arrangement of such m18a1 directional mines is often eclectic and even used as booby mines tied to trees. Some knockoffs produced in the former Soviet Union are even equipped with special clamps to tie them to trees. This undoubtedly added a lot of difficulty for them to break through the minefield.
After advancing for about 20 meters, Crazy Horse and Snake Eye were already sweating.
"How is the situation?" Lin Rui whispered.
"Damn it, mine is an expert. However, we still broke out." Crazy Horse whispered.
"How do you know?" Lin Rui whispered.
Snake Eye handed the telescope to Lin Rui, "On the upper left side, there is a broad sword mine set on a tree. The camouflage shell, plus the cover with dead branches and leaves, is difficult to find. But the set height exceeds the sensing range. .What can you guess about this?"
"This is not a trigger mine, but a remote-control mine." Lin Rui whispered.
"That's right, what we found before was an infrared sensor fuze. But for the one, we didn't see the hidden wire. It should have been deployed by remote initiation." Crazy Horse nodded.
Lin Rui's expression changed, "Remote detonation is one of the most important detonation methods for broadsword mines. Most of this detonation method is used for positional defense. When remote detonation is required, the m57 pulse motor needs to be connected to the mine through a metal wire.
When you need to detonate, press down the m57 handle, the motor will generate a pulse current to detonate the , and then detonate the entire mine. However, if it is remotely detonated, the opponent must have a temporary position at least 20 meters or 30 meters away, or a manned observation post. "
"Yes, these guys are very smart, right. But in this way they also exposed their position. Now our difficulty lies in how to be 20 or 30 meters away from them without killing them. It’s safe to pass in position.
Crazy Horse whispered,
Boss, the decision is yours.
"I suggest that we still kill them." Snake Eye whispered, "If I install a muffler, the gunshots will be limited. It may not be able to alarm other people." He looked at Lin Rui.
"But we don't know their defense plan. They should all have wireless communicators. If they have a regular contact mechanism, and we kill these people, our position will be exposed soon." Lin Rui shook his head.
"Maybe I have a way." Thrall crawled over and whispered to Lin Rui.
"Why are you here? There are mines everywhere." Lin Rui whispered, "Hurry up and go back."
"Captain, I remembered that there is a small river valley near here. But now it rarely rains, there is no flash flood, all there should be dry. If we go there, we will be in a depression, we can avoid the upper Watch. Because the terrain is low there, they can only see what's above us." Thrall whispered.
"Are you sure?" Lin Rui's expression moved.
"Yes, I can be sure. If we can move another 15 meters to the left, we should be able to see the dry river bed. Then we will all go down and move against the edge of the river bed to avoid you. That place. And if those people are up there can’t see us, because we are within their blind spot." Thrall whispered.
"I think I can give it a try." Snake Eye thought for a while, and retracted the muffler it had just taken out.
Lin Rui patted him, "Install it, if we can get past, then you will be using this thing soon." Snake eyes nodded.
"I'll lead the way." Thrall whispered, "Say the captain. If I do well this time, you will introduce me to business in the future."
Lin Rui nodded, "Of course, as long as you don't blow yourself up."
"Don't worry, I'm ahead of him." Crazy Horse whispered. "And if we move to the left, we are almost out of the minefield. Snakeeye, help me stare at the movement over there."
Snake Eye nodded, "We should be on the flank of these people now. As long as you don't make any movement, it should not attract attention."
Crazy Horse made a gesture and told Thrall to follow him. "Boy, I only have two rules. One is to move with me, and second, you do what I do. Understand?"
"No problem." Thrall nodded. This Kurd has indeed fought a war, and his mental quality is good. Crazy Horse patted him and crawled forward.