Vietcong Imrovised Explosive Mines and Booby Traps.pdf

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NOV 23 1966

COUNTERINSURGENCY

LESSONS

WET CONG IMPRdVlSED EXPLOSIVE

MINES AND BOQBY TRAPS (U)

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MCJ343

29 September 1966

SUBJECT: Counterinsurgency Lessons Learned No $3 (Revised): Viet

Cong Improvised Explosive Mines and Booby Traps (U)

SEEDISTRIBUTION

1. Attached as an inclosure is a revised edition of Lessons Learned

No 53. This issue of Lessons Learned supersedes Lessons Learned No 53

dated 6 December 1965.

2. This publication is a more complete treatment of Viet Gong mine

and booby trap techniques than its predecessor based on recently acquired

intelligence on this subject. In this respect it is an expansion of the

previous issue rather than a change.

FORTHE COHKANDER:

1 Incl

'E. W. CANNON

Major, AGC

Asat AC

DISTRIBUTION

(see pages 9 & 10 of Incl 1)

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APOSan Francisco 96243

HEADQUARTERS

UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMXAND,VIETNAM

APO San Francisco 96243

mCJ343

29 September 1966

SUBJECT:

Counterinsurgency

Lessons Learned No 53 (Revised):

Viet

Cone; Improvised Explosive Mines and Booby Traps (U)

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1. (U) BACKGROUND: During the French and Viet Minh conflict the

Vi& Minh used improvised explosive mines and booby traps effectively

to harass, slow down and demoralize the French forces. The Viet Cong (VC)

have improved upon their predecessor*s techniques and are using emplaced

munitions as an effective weapon. This effectiveness

is attested to

2. (U) PURPOSE: To familiarize all personnel with VC techniques

for improvising explosive mines and booby traps and with various methods

used @ the VC to employ these devices.

3. (U) GENERAL:

or use the explosive as a filler for

They even pc so far as to cut large

aerial bombs open to gain access to the explosive for other uses. Items

of this nature, upon discovery should be reported immediately to the

nearest Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit.

b. A booby trap is a hidden explosive charge having its firing

mechanism so placed that it is detonated when an apparently harmless

object is disturbed by an unsuspecting person. A booby trap consists of

a firing device (fuzing system) and an explosive charge.

charge may be

av explosive:

demolition charges, artillerv

The explosive

and mortar

the high percentage of US casualties which are caused by VC mines and by

booby traps. It is quite evident that we must learn something of the

munitions and their use by the VC.

a. The VC are very resourceful and make maximum use of all

explosive ordnance at their disposal. It is a known fact that the Viet

Cong police the battle area for unexploded ordnance (duds), modify them

for use as mines or booby traps,

locally manufactured munitions.

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