Are we still using claymores? Recent vets - they used to be effective

[old mark]

for defensive positions on patrols, etc. Just wondering if they are obsolete or still in use.

mark

[unhappycamper]

1. In addition to defense, claymores also provided a ready supply of C-4 to heat your Cs. n/t

[trumad]

2. Good old Claymore's...

I use to love triggering those things.

[Captain Hilts]

7. Claymores. nt

[trumad]

8. Come on Captain...

who died and made you the apostrophe cop?

[old mark]

3. Made lots of instant coffee......nt.

[Historic NY]

4. you could alway get one of these to thrill the neighborhood.

http://www.gggaz.com/index.php?id=237

[enlightenment]

5. Cannot begin to answer your question - but have to

tell you that your post title proved to me, yet again, that I shouldn't read DU right after I get up.

"Claymores??" I thought to myself, upon scanning your post title, "I had NO idea the US Army used swords . . ."

(Took two rereads before my brain kicked in - I really need to do something else early in the morning!)

:)

[unhappycamper]

6. The always reliable M18A1:

[enlightenment]

9. Yep - a little different than this:

:)

[Captain Hilts]

12. Hey! That's my relative Bobbie the Bruce!

[DongHa69]

18. And you know why it says "Front Towards Enemy"

because some moron probably placed it the wrong way.

[jmowreader]

10. We will never stop using Claymores

They're the perfect weapon: cheap, reliable, versatile and effective.

Unfortunately, they're as effective at killing the people behind the mine as they are killing those in front of it.

[PavePusher]

11. Just natures way of saying...

You're doing it wrong.

[Old Troop]

17. That was great!

[blackwhiskey]

13. and roger

Especially on SKT's where we were going to be there for more than 2+ hours, COP defense etc.
We would rape the kit for the clackers and testers, nonel firing systems are a plenty in
country but electric stuff is hard to find sometimes. Plus a 9 volt battery and a multimeter
just doesn't have that pro touch to it.

[pinboy3niner]

14. Front Toward Enemy--great name for a rock band

I intended to post under that name when I registered at DU, but screwed it up.

[RandomHero]

15. As far as I know

I went through basic in 03 and we trained with them but in my
deployments I can only recall ever actually emplacing them
maybe three or four times. We hauled a few boxes of em around
but use on a regualr basis was time consuming and rest was a
valuable commodity those first couple years I was out there.

[Old Troop]

16. Of course never confuse the clacker with the test kit