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END OF THE VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION – M18A1 CLAYMORE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE
The M18A1 Claymore was widely used by U.S. Army soldiers during the Vietnam War, where it proved brutally effective during intense close-quarters small-unit jungle combat.
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The M18A1 Claymore was widely used by U.S. Army soldiers during the Vietnam War, where it proved brutally effective during intense close-quarters small-unit jungle combat.
#Armyhistory
The need for effective anti-personnel mines was first realized in the aftermath of the Korean War, where the enemy’s massive “human wave” infantry attacks revealed a need for compact, lightweight weapons that bridged the gap between hand grenades and indirect artillery fire.
The quest to fill this niche produced the M18A1 Claymore, a slightly convex rectangular anti-personnel mine consisting of 1.5 pounds of C4 explosives and 700 ball bearings, fired in a 60 degree arc with an effective range of between 50 – 100 yards.
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