LTTE 7 layer land mine

[World B4]

Experiments with weapons-Part I

The LTTE is not running large weapons factories in the Island anymore. Almost all the weapons and ammunitions are imported or manufacture...

defencewire.blogspot.com

I don't understand the significance of ied design choices, so I don't understand why so many layers would be used.

 

[TomS]

Experiments with weapons-Part I

The LTTE is not running large weapons factories in the Island anymore. Almost all the weapons and ammunitions are imported or manufacture...

defencewire.blogspot.com

I don't understand the significance of ied design choices, so I don't understand why so many layers would be used.

I suspect the goal was to create a directed blast channeling the frag outward instead of in a hemispherical pattern. I'm not convinced it would actually accomplish that goal, however.