Guide to Selected Viet Cong Equipment and Explosive Devices
The purpose of this handbook is to provide United States military personnel with a compact source of orientation and recognition data on improvised equipment and explosive devices in use by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam.
The Viet Cong forces have acquired wide experience in constructing grenades, mines, fuses, explosive charges and other deadly weapons and devices by using commonly available materials.
These devices, cunningly placed and camouflaged, have caused many casualties. This manual details nearly 100 improvised mines and booby traps, complete with full illustrations.
Contents of this comprehensive booby trap guide:
Emergency Handling Guidance For Explosive Devices
Grenades
- Stick Hand Grenade
- Defensive Hand Grenade
- Offensive Hand Grenade
- Milk Can Hand Grenade
- Shaped Charge Hand Grenade
Mines
- Shell Case Mine
- Tin Can Antipersonnel Mine
- Concrete Fragmentation Mine
- Concrete Mound Mine
- Betal Box Mine
- Turtle Mine
- Pineapple Fragmentation Mine
- Dud Shell Mine
- Min Antipersonnel Mine
- Bounding Fragmentation Mine
- DH-10 Directional Mine
- Beveled Top Water Mine
- Truncated Cone Water Mine
Demolitions:
- Small Truncated Cone-Shaped Charge
- Large Truncated Cone-Shaped Charge
- Turtle Charge
- Cylindrical Charge
- Pole Charge
- Oil Drum Charge
- Banglore Torpedo
Fuzes And Firing Devices:
- Chemical Fuze
- Pressure-Electric Firing Device
- Wristwatch Firing Device
- Mousetrap Firing Device
Miscellaneous Items:
- Angled Arrow Trap
- Whip
- Bicycle Mine
- Cartridge Trap (Foot Breaker)
- Spike Board Pit
- Tilting Lid Spike Pit
- Pivoted Spike Board
- Venus Flytrap (Pit)
- Venus Flytrap (Can)
- Sideways Closing Trap
- Trap Bridge
- Suspended Spikes
- Spike Log (Mace)
- Cal .22 Fountain Pen
- Explosive Fountain Pen
- Sodium Incendiary Device