booby trapped AK magazines

[weberoed]

while not a mine, thought this was the best place for it. In the late 60's the US had booby trapped M16 and AK magazines, that detoanted after so many rounds wre fired and released a pressure switch. Don't know the person who released the info onthis BT, but it use to be classified in US pus

Found this on a Lybia site

 

[Slick]

Dang! Now I'm gonna have to check all my mags.

 

[EOD]

I doubt these were used in Libya. Looks more like somebody has put all available stuff together in a stew and created a spicy story.

 

[weberoed]

Heres the link to the article went back and found it http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...e-deception-and-deadliness-meet-inside-a-gun/

there is also a picture of boobytraped ammo. Interstind because Eldest Son from VN era talked about doing that but there was never any documentation to show how it worked. As for the US boobytraped mags check my thread on 308 devices I covered it pretty well there.

 

[Jolly Green]

I know SF also booby trapped enemy mortar rounds and grenades in VN. Drop & pop.

 

[stecol]

Nihil novus sub sole ....

Regards
stecol

 

[stecol]

... next ... All items are from ex-Yugo

Regards
stecol

 

[weberoed]

These russina nad yugo BT'd magazines are alot more complicated the the US ones were. the US ones used a simple micro switch, battery, capacitor systema nd a blasting cap and C4 in the mag. e\When the bullets were put in they pushed the micro switch whcih allowed the battery to charge the capacitors, then when the bullets were removed or fired that released the microswitch to the fire position.

As I had said earlier there are lots of storeys about BT bullets and mortars, and I do not doubt them. Is just that there has never been anything "official" that has been put out that fully explains the functioning of these items. wouldbe niice info to add to the library

 

[Ivashkin]

These russina nad yugo BT'd magazines are alot more complicated the the US ones were.

In USSR haven`t ever produced BT with AK magazines! Probably only home made by sobiet solders in Afghanistan.
But ML-UZRGM were produced by plants. And in USSR produced since 1940-th BT which looks like cigarette case. Mine calls MS-5
Probably from ex-Yugo it arrived to Lybia.

 

[stecol]

Don't forget the matchbox (MS-1) ... :tinysmile_twink_t2:

 

[Ivashkin]

Don't forget the matchbox (MS-1) ... :tinysmile_twink_t2:

Of course! But MS-1 used only during WWII, but MS-5 still now :tinysmile_tongue_t:

 

[Slick]

Booby trapped bullets

The link, in case you can't see it: http://forgifs.com/gallery/v/Jihadis_gun_explodes.gif.html

 

[weberoed]

slick I can't vid to down load, could you email me the vid or link to it

webereod@yahoo.com

 

[E-tech]

For you fans of mortars out there, searching youtube for "insurgent mortar", gives this little gem:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxw647meUbA