“Front toward enemy” is the ominous warning soldiers heed while setting up the claymore mine. Named after the Scottish broadsword, the M18A1 claymore munition is a compact anti-personnel mine designed ...

FORT CARSON, Colo.-- Helmeted heads watch patiently through the pockmarked ballistic glass from the inside of a bunker. A Soldier yells, "Claymore, claymore, claymore," and the view through the glass ...

Kita-Fuji Training Area, Japan -- Soldiers with the Texas National Guard trained with live explosives as Japanese members watched and learned how to use M18A1 claymore mines during "Orient Shield 11" ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The M18A1 Claymore is a directional anti-personnel mine used by the U.S. military. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine ...

Even when properly employed the Claymore could be dangerous to anyone in extreme close proximity. During the Korean War (1950-53), United Nations (UN) forces came under constant infantry attacks from ...

A group of US soldiers training with real M18A1 Claymore with the help of a Bic pen for stabilizing and aiming. The soldiers trained with AT-4’s and grenades. Stay connected to your community and take ...

FPVs are normally fused to explode on impact. This means that, against personnel, they need to score a direct hit or strike the ground close by. The basic RPG RPG warhead is designed to pierce armor ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When is a mine not a mine? When it is a weapon, according to the military. After Defence Minister ...

Claymore mines - like the one thought to have been used to blow up a bus in Sri Lanka - are deadly explosive devices widely used around the world. Unlike most mines, claymores are placed on top of the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The M18 contained 700 steel spheres and a pound and a half of composition C-4 explosive. During the Korean War (1950-53), United Nations (UN) forces came under constant ...