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Pastimes : Ban Landmines! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (28)	1/8/2001 9:23:49 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 76

Scatterable anti-personnel mines can be dropped from aircraft or special artillery projectiles to cover a wide area or they can even be launched from a hand- held weapon. These means of delivery make it impossible to tell with any degree of precision where they have been sown. These mines have evolved rapidly during the last 15 years and have blurred the distinction between anti-personnel and anti-tank weapons since some types can be used against armour or personnel. The development of certain types has required considerable research and development thus introducing a strong incentive for their producers to pursue new export markets. As with the conventional anti-personnel mines, scatterable anti-personnel mines can use a simple explosion to kill their victims or they can include fragmentation devices.