The Competition & Teaser Thread

[Liebchen]

I've never really understood the fixation on mines and strongpoints. If one part of the minefield or line is breached decisively, the rest nearly immediately becomes useless from a strategic perspective. WWII minefields, due to mines often being concentrated near eachother, were also not all that difficult to detect for experienced troops with enough time.

Booby traps on the other hand were much more difficult to spot if hidden well as they could be anywhere. They also kept troops constantly on their toes, increasing fatigue.

Minefields were mostly used to deprive the enemy of real estate and to channel movement. If some of the enemy stumbled onto them and were killed or maimed, so much the better. But generally, if they avoided the minefields and followed mine-free pathways, they would be walking into the kill zones of manned positions.

For the cost, they were very effective.