AP mine grogs...question

[Hans]

For a Vietnam scenario I have some unusually accurate information. The US has 390 US style M-14, M-16 and a few M-18 anti-personnel mines. Anyone care to guess how many CM AP mine counters that might equal?

[Mr. Tittles]

The M14 is somewhat small mine that is meant to incapacitate rather than kill. The M16 is a bounding betty type and the M18 claymore is the directional above ground 'mine'. Each is very different. The first two are true mines but the M18 is more a command detonated weapon.

The claymore is more akin to grapeshot or cannister.

AP minefields in the game are rather simplistic anyway.

[Mr. Tittles]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/apm.htm

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/m18-claymore.htm

[junk2drive]

I think the best guess would be how many mines per square meter or meters. Assuming CM mines fill a 20m tile.

If the US placed 5 in 20m sq then 400 would be 400 divided by 5 eq 80 tiles?

[Hans]

Originally posted by Mr. Tittles:

The M14 is somewhat small mine that is meant to incapacitate rather than kill. The M16 is a bounding betty type and the M18 claymore is the directional above ground 'mine'. Each is very different. The first two are true mines but the M18 is more a command detonated weapon.

The claymore is more akin to grapeshot or cannister.

AP minefields in the game are rather simplistic anyway.

Thanks Mr. Tittles, oddly I once ran a mine-warfare school for the US Army. Unfortunately I don't recall how many mines were suppose to go into a 20 x 20 meter square!