Crazy Horse and Snakeeye begin to change their course, and the rest of the group follows the two of them. Landmines are ideal for use in jungle areas, as the vegetation causes a lack of light, and the fallen leaves in the forest can easily obscure the traces of burial. This already hidden weapon has become even more concealed and dangerous. This caused a certain amount of trouble with their speed of travel.

From the outside, the M18 mine looks like a green plastic box that doesn't look good. The sighting hole is located above the mine shell, and the sighting hole is flanked by a detonation chamber and is equipped with a moisture-resistant plug. In order to facilitate the layout, two pairs of scissor-shaped simple brackets are installed under the thunder shell.

What really ferocious about this thing is the 700 small steel balls inside the box. According to the U.S. Army's "Mine Field Manual" (FM23-23), the explosion kill range of the M18A1 includes 50 meters in front and spreads in a fan-shaped range with a wide angle of 60 degrees; The height ranges from 2 to 2.4 meters. The maximum range of its steel balls can even reach 250 meters, including a moderate killing range of about 100 meters.

Because of its superior performance, the U.S. military gave this mine the nickname Claymore, which means Scottish double-edged machete, 18A1 mine has been welcomed by the U.S. military since it was equipped with troops, and it was also provided to its allies in large quantities, and it is still an indispensable weapon in the equipment sequence of NATO troops.

But the most important thing is not this, but the arrangement of these mines. Because although the power of ordinary mines is huge, and the trigger system is very sharp. However, there are certain rules for the placement of mines. According to the US military's minelaying norms, minefields are generally laid according to the triangular method or the straight-line method. When laid according to the previous method, it is usually set as tripping mines, and each group has 3 tripping mines laid in a triangle. The entire minefield is made up of several groups of mines. If set according to the straight line method, the pressure of the mine is generally used, laid in rows, each row is set up 1~4 mines, the interval between each other is about 1.8 meters.

However, the deployment of M18A1 Broadsword anti-infantry directional mines is more flexible: it can be placed in front of the position to kill the attacking enemy head-on; It can also be laid on the sides of positions and strike at the enemy's flank; Such a method of laying is guaranteed to cover dead corners that cannot be covered by other infantry weapons.

That is, there is no set routine. If it is another type of mine, after discovering one, veterans like Crazy Horse can predict some minelaying patterns according to the range that can be covered by fragments. But Broadsword Thunder is different.

The arrangement of this M18A1 directional mine is often eclectic, and is even used as a trick mine tied to a tree. Some knockoffs made in the former Soviet Union are even equipped with special jigs to tie to the trees. This undoubtedly adds a lot of difficulty for them to break through the minefield.

After advancing about twenty meters, Crazy Horse and Snakeeye were already covered in sweat.

"How's the situation?" Lin Rui said in a low voice.

"Damn, Bray's is a connoisseur. Still, we broke out. Crazy Horse whispered.

"How do you know?" Lin Rui said in a low voice.

Snake Eye handed the telescope to Lin Rui, "On the left side, there is a broadsword mine set up on the tree, the camouflage shell, plus the cover with dead branches and leaves, it is difficult to find. But the height of the setting is beyond the sensing range. What can you guess about this?"

"It's not a trigger mine, it's a remote-controlled mine. Lin Rui said in a low voice.

"That's right, what we found before was an infrared sensing fuse. But that one, seeing that there is no hidden wire, it should be laid in the form of remote control detonation. Crazy Horse nodded.

Lin Rui's expression moved, "Remote detonation is one of the most important detonation methods for broadsword mines, and most of these detonation methods are used in positional defensive warfare. For remote detonation, the M57 pulse motor needs to be connected to the mine through a metal wire.

When it is necessary to detonate, press down the handle of the M57, and the motor will generate a pulse current to detonate ****, which in turn will detonate the entire mine. But if it is a remote-controlled detonation, the opponent must have a temporary position at least 20 meters, or 30 meters, or a manned observation post. ”

"yes, these guys are smart, aren't they? But in doing so, they also reveal their position. Now the difficulty is how to pass safely at a distance of twenty or thirty meters from them without killing them. Crazy Horse whispered, "Boss, it's up to you to decide." ”

"I'd suggest we kill them anyway. Snakeeye whispered, "If I put a muffler on, the gunfire will be limited." It may not be able to alarm others. He looked at Lin Rui and said.

"But we don't know their defense plans, they should all have wireless communicators, and if they have a regular contact mechanism, and we take out these people, our location will be revealed very quickly. Lin Rui shook his head.

"Maybe I have a solution. Sal crawled over and whispered to Lin Rui.

"Why are you here, there are mines everywhere. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "Hurry up and go back." ”

"Captain, I remember, there is a small river valley near here. But now it rains very little, there are no flash floods, everything there should be dry. Wherever we pass from, we are in a hollow where we can avoid the gaze from above. Because of the low terrain, they could only see what was going on above us. Sal whispered.

"Are you sure?" Lin Rui's expression moved.

"Yes, I'm sure if we can move another fifteen meters or so to the left, we should be able to see the dry riverbed. Then we'll all go down and move along the edge of the riverbed, and we'll be able to avoid the place you're talking about. And if those people are up there, they can't see us, because we're in the blind spot of their sight. Sal whispered.

"I think it's okay to give it a try. Snakeeye thought for a moment and withdrew the muffler he had just taken out.

Lin Rui patted him, "Put it on, if we can break through, then you will be able to use this thing soon." Snakeeye nodded.

"I'll lead the way. Sal whispered, "Okay, captain." If I do a good job this time, you will introduce me to business in the future. ”

Lin Rui nodded, "Of course you can, as long as you don't blow yourself up." ”

"Don't worry, I'm in front of him. Crazy Horse whispered. "And if we move to the left, we're pretty much out of the minefield. Snake Eyes, you help me keep an eye on what's going on over there. ”

Snake Eyes nodded, "We should be flanking these people now, as long as you don't make a move, you shouldn't be noticed." ”

Crazy Horse makes a gesture for Sal to follow. "Boy, I only have two rules. One is to move with me, and the second is to do whatever I do. Got it?"

"No problem. Sal nodded. This Kurdish did fight, and he has a good psychological quality. Crazy Horse patted him and crawled forward on his own.