This one is not so stupid, but I soooo wish I had thought this on up!
As a cavalry scout, one of the fun things that we do is play with mines. Now, by no means, are we as trained with them as a combat engineer, but we do take pride in being just a bit more devious.
The M-18A1 Claymore anti-personel mine is a wonderful device to play with, not only can you rig it with a variety of fuses, you can also command detonate it. The problem with a command detonation is, of course, that an alert scout can spot the commo wire leading from the claymore, and this leads us to the "Four Way Wack Trap."
Step one, you set up a claymore, poorly hidden (like a nice, hasty ambush) and you leave a bit of commo wire showing, leading off in one direction. For some odd reason, people playing with claymores like to led the wires straight back to their fighting position.
Step two, two additional claymores are wired onto branches, several feet overhead and directed to cover the kill zone and wired for command detonation.
Step three, looking over the selected kill zone, several toe-popper mines are scattered around likely places that your victims would use for cover, after the overhead mines go off.
Step four, pick 3-4 good sized trees, overlooking your selected kill zone...and wrap 5-6 times with det cord, be sure to cover the cord with mud and moss to blend in!
Step five, almost done! Be sure to take a mix of frag and WP grenades and wire the safety pins directly to the branch and be sure to straighten the pins just enough so that when the trees fall, the grenades will bounce free and add that little extra bit of mayhem to your ambush.
The Sergeant who taught this one was a three tour Vietnam War vet who always swore that this was one of the most deadly remote ambushes that he ever saw.
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