HydrogenPeroxide Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Imagine being a solider in Vietnam and seeing one of your buddies get trapped in one of those? That would have me checking every step I took in the jungle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swordfish meatloaf Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 whats worse is those spikes were covered with feces, so if being stabbed or impaled didnt eventually cause death, bacterial infection would. sneaky gooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I have an uncle who is a Vietnam Veteran from 1970-1972 . When they came across a bunker , they wouldn't bother even calling the Engineers . Instead they took it upon themselves to take a 5 gallon can of diesel fuel , and wire up a claymore or a combination of WP/Frag grenades . Basically , burning-out whoever might be inside . I guess being a 19 year old in 1970 , I would've been creative as much as possible in a war . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 thats why he didnt want the neighbors on his lawn, cause they would of made underground tunnels and traps... it all makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abrasivesaint Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I have an uncle who is a Vietnam Veteran from 1970-1972 . When they came across a bunker , they wouldn't bother even calling the Engineers . Instead they took it upon themselves to take a 5 gallon can of diesel fuel , and wire up a claymore or a combination of WP/Frag grenades . Basically , burning-out whoever might be inside . I guess being a 19 year old in 1970 , I would've been creative as much as possible in a war . this dude i know told me they used to put sandbags in front of claymores so when you tripped it it would send a shitload of sand at you at a ridiculous pace, obviously, and would tear the shit out of your body. he said people would also do this if someone in the platoon became responsible for other peoples deaths because they would cower in a situation when they needed them. he said they'd set it up when the person would be on night patrol and wouldnt be on their normal route or whatever and trip it up and boom! "no more coward" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Remember that scene in Platoon where they stumble across the abandoned looking bunker? yeah, I would have needed fucking opiates to get me through that war if I was in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Americans set traps as well, my Dad told me a bunch of stuff. Cut the fuse down and pull the pin on a grenade and slide an empty can of food over it. They'd pick up the can to see if there was food in it and instantly get blown up because the fuse was short. Also they would take ammunition and empty it out then pack it full of plastique, the enemy would put it in their magazine and be firing away then boom, the weapon explodes in their face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I'm guessing you just saw that show on the History Channel or whatever channel it was about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 goddamn!!! nice thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 not to mention they would shit all over the spikes and traps so even if you wouldn't die, it would be horribly infected ohhhhhhhhhh meatloaf already said it now i don't feel important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 I'm guessing you just saw that show on the History Channel or whatever channel it was about this? Nope, just came across it in my random travels arcoss the internet. I know war is savage, but I didn't know that dudes filled empty ammo with explosives and shit on spikes for ensured pain/death. I hate to say it but it makes perfect sense to me. I would not be fucking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosEonE Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 The Cu Chi Tunnels are a huge tourist thing in Vietnam, you can go out back and shoot every type of gun used in the war for a buck a bullet, To the OP did you go here and take these photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 My uncle was a marine special forces in nam He's fucking loony tunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 the dude i know was a marine raider, also looney tunes, reeaal looney tunes. dude still sets traps in his house at like every possible entrance so he knows if someones trying to get in without knowing how to get in. not death traps, like noise making traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Dunn Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Some units that operated deep in vietcong territory would carry dud ammunition and add it to enemy stockpiles they found. Looks just like a normal bullet or mortar until it blows up in your face. Supposedly they didn't let guys pick up VC ammo because it happened to a few americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 more stories.. i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maskface Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Read some shit about the tunnel rats before, intense. High rate of deaths and you still had people volunteering for the work. Nice thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 didnt someone already make this thread??.....i coulda sworn ive seen these on 12oz before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 i think there was a tunnel rat thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 ms paint + 30 seconds = i fuckin rule. duh dun tsss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 tunnel rats save lives, so do condoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 tell that to the pope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 lol^ why did they did that huge tunnel above the well if it goes nowhere? does the air draw out the water or something? and how the fuck did they dig all of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBucks Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 fuck scary shit. good thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 nice mural they have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerialSkiller Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 this shit is hectic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 The barbed-spike plate is the basic element of all enemy non explosive booby traps. The plate, a flat piece of wood or metal, is used as a base to fasten any number of barbed spikes. The spikes, ranging in length from several inches to several feet, are fastened securely to the base. When a man steps or falls on the spiked plate, or is struck by one, the spikes will penetrate, producing a serious wound. This device is a simple wooden box made of boards joined together with four corner posts. The box has a lightweight-top but the bottom is removed. Barbed spikes are placed in the ground at the bottom pointing upward. This trap is usually set up on dirt roads and trails to take advantage of favorable camouflage. Made of bamboo which has been sharpened, the stakes are stuck in the ground and covered with grass. When a weapon is fired or a grenade thrown, troops seek cover and are impaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 A trap pit is a large trap box with a bamboo top. Stakes are made of sharpened bamboo or barbed spikes and used to line the box. When a man steps on the trap he will fall into the pit. The top turns on an axle; therefore, the trap does not need to be reset to work again. The pit is often prepared as a defensive obstacle and then made safe by locking it in place with a crossbeam (so it can be crossed safely by the enemy) until the desired time of use. Note that the pit is over 2 metres deep. A small footbridge is partially cut in the middle. The cut is then camouflaged with coverings of mud, etc. Barbed spikes or sharpened bamboo stakes are emplaced under the cut, using the water, mud or foliage under the bridge as camouflage. The weight of a man on the bridge will cause it to collapse, tumbling the victim onto the spikes. Like the spike trap pit bridges can be prepared in this manner, braced for normal use. At the approach of free world forces the braces are removed. This trap utilizes a bamboo tube (usually about 3 feet long) as a launcher. A steel arrow is placed in the tube using a block of wood as the bolt, a strip of strong rubber for power and a catch to lock the rubber strip, the device is fired with a tripwire. When the victim trips the wire, the latch disengages, allowing the rubber strip to launch the arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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