Steve, your way off your mark on this one. Radio detonations are one of the most used. And they more than always work. Unless we get to them first. They are not rare, nor are they ineffective. Its still an IED.
You talk about tactics. Militarys have tactics. These are thugs, punks, guerillas, mobs. They are not a military. Remember they wear masks, because they are scared! They shoot around corners. They do not aim. They spray.
Cliff Smith SSgt USMC Iraq
From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> Subject: Re: [MV] Improvised armor for MV in Iraq Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 20:11:20 -0500 >How are IED's triggered? By remote control? Perhaps the signal can be >jammed. Three primary methods: 1. Direct detonation (suicide bomber style) 2. Direct trigger (like a landmine) 3. Wire detonator I know I read somewhere about radio detonators, but for some reason I seem to recall those being rare and not all that effective (i.e. often they don't work). Not sure about that though. I've not heard much about timers being used because that doesn't work with their tactics. Steve ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>