Re: [HoE] Land MInes (was: Re: Tech Levels)

["Eric Young" <ecyoung@mediaone.net>]

>> and of course then you have the issues with landmines, they
>> are designed
>> to wound not kill - at least some of the newer particularly
>> nasty ones
>> are.
>>
>
>Actually the biggest opposition to Land Mines is the fact that after a
>conflict is over they are left in place.  Later, civilians re-populate the
>area and suffer the consequences of the mines.
>

Especially ones like those air deployed mines the Soviets were using in
Afganistan (the plastic ones that look like leaves...)

Eric