Mine Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam
Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 12–43, Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experiencein Vietnam, 1969, Special Issue, Mines and Boobytraps, is published to ensure the retention and dissemination of useful information which is not intended to become doctrine or to be published in Fleet Marine Force manuals. FMFRPs in the 12 Series are a special category of publications: reprints of historical works which were published commercially or by the U.S. Government Printing Office and are no longer in print.
This reference publication complements existing training manuals on smallunit tactics, patrolling, weapons, mines and booby traps, and leadership. Written by a multitude of Marines during the Vietnam War, this volume is an excellent compendium of lessons to be learned from the Marine Corps’ experience in 1969. It is enthusiastically recommended to all junior officers,
SNCOS, and NCOS who will profit from the principles presented.
CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
I ENEMY MINE WARFARE
Introduction
Enemy Doctrine
Enemy Sources of Supply
VC Mine Factories
Enemy Tactics
II COUNTERMEASURES
Nontactical Countermeasures
Tactical Countermeasures
Individual Countermeasures
Immediate Action to Take When and After an Explosive Device is Tripped
Unit Training
III ENEMY MINE INDICATORS
IV ENEMY MINES AND BOOBYTRAPS
Explosive Antipersonnel Devices
Nonexplosive Boobytraps
Antitank and Vehicle Mines
Antihelicopter Mining