US ARMY COLD WAR INSTRUCTIONAL HOW TO PLANT LAND MINES XD43744

Join this channel to get access to perks: This untitled instructional film presented by the US Army from the 1950s shows an American soldier setting up various models of American-made military-grade landmines used throughout the Cold War. A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets. The use of land mines is controversial because of their potential and indiscriminate weapons. They can remain dangerous many years after a conflict has ended and pose a threat to civilian safety. During the Cold War the United States used the M6 anti tank mine and trip-wire operated bounding antipersonnel mines such as the M2 and M16 which are some of the explosives featured in this instructional film. Close-up of landmine being buried in soil (0:09). Hand turns dial on top of the landmine (0:40). A US Army soldier sets up and charges a 1950s M6 Landmine (0:51). Soldier sets up M14 Blast Mine (1:20). Soldier buries and disguises the M14 (3:45). Soldier places a safety pin around the indicator arrow to prevent premature explosion (4:16). Illustration of how buried M14 Landmine functions (5:18). Soldier sets up M16 Landmine (5:49). Illustration of explosion radius of the M16 (7:55). Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit