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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smokewolf" data-source="post: 2776111" data-attributes="member: 16839">Defensive minefields:These are not just laid hapenstance. There is a method and reason behind their deployment. Each defensive perimeter has what are called likely avenues of approach. These are the direction and areas an enemy will likely use to assault through. Mostly determined by the cover and concealment they provide and the terrain type (dense forest for example will not work for armor, but will for light infantry). There are also areas which due to cover and concealment might be extremely hard to defend against (the idea being to engage the enemy at a distance, thereby exposing the enemy to fire for a long period of time in the hopes of thwarting his attempts).Obviously those areas which are difficult to defend are priority for defensive minefield placement. Lacking those areas (which finding a location without them is paramount to defense) likely AoA are next on the list. The idea here will be both to defend and deny. Any troops wondering into the field should be toast, while at the same time forcing a determined attacker into an area which provides the best field of fire at the longest exposure with minimal risk to friendlies.Alot of times, claymores are the simplies method for this. Forward Observation Posts are estibalished outside the perimeter with claymore beyond them. The FOPs are manned 24/7. The claymores are set for both trip and command detonation. Their job is not really to destroy an enemy, but to give the defenders advanced warning while at the same time slowing the enemy down. There should be no real expectation of defeating an attack with this type of defensive minefield. BTW, sucks to be the guys caught in the FOP when this happens. Not only are you out there with the enemy, but when it come time to retreat back to the perimeter you have to come running from the direction the enemy is toward nervous troops (not to mention this would normally be done in the dark even).Denial Minefields:These are often the most deadly for enemy troops. The idea being to either deny an area to the enemy or force the into the area of your choosing. Most of these are surface laid or minimally disguised, some aren't even live. These could be placed on a road to force the enemy into muddy fields, or used to prevent access to a bridge (forcing them to make a river crossing, slow and dangerous) or even better force them towards a well placed ambush. This is used best when it also forces the targets to face a particular direction thereby giving better profiles for the ambushers (such as forcing a tank column to give the ambushers side shots).These minefields are often laid using face delivery methods, such as being dropped from airplanes, or laid using artillery or from a Gemms or Flipper system.A good example was during Vietnam, American forces often placed non-live mine surface laid on trails. This forced the VC off the trail, generally in a particular direction due to other obstacles right into the path of experly placed claymores and triagulated fire.Another good example of a denial minefield is Bat21 where they drop the mines from a helicopter to stop the VC from crossing the river.</blockquote>

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