Vietcong Tactics - Mines

Question 1

How would a soldier trigger a ‘Bouncing Betty’ mine?

Answer 1

•By stepping on it

Question 2

Why was the bomb fired a metre into the air before exploding in front of the soldier?

Answer 2

•So that it was at the same height as the soldier’s genitals

Question 3

Why did these weapons increase the tension and frustration the survivors felt towards the Vietcong and the Communists?

Answer 3

•There was no enemy to be seen and no one to shoot at because they didn’t know where the find them