Guide to Selected Viet Cong Equipment and Explosive Devices
Filed In Mines and Traps
The purpose of this handbook is to provide United States military personell 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 aquired wide experiance in constructing grenades, mines, fuses, explosive charges and other deadly weapons and devices by using commonly available materials. These devices, cunninly placed and camouflaged, have caused many casualties.
This manual details nearly 100 improvised mines and boobytraps. It is fully illustrated.