Militia Engineer Tasks- Tanglefoot Wire Obstacle

This video tells about tanglefoot wire obstacles. These were usually found around firebases and basecamps in Vietnam. It supplemented concertina wire fences by filling the space between the 2 belts of concertina wire or provided separation from perimeter trenches and concertina wire. It is meant to trip running attackers, slowing their advance into the trench system. It was also employed by the Bundeswehr during the Cold War around potential helicopter LZs to slow DDR and Soviet heliborne troops from deploying quickly to preform their missions. A variation can be employed during ambushes of dismounted troops. In that case wire or rope is strung between trees and stakes to keep the target in the killzone longer and prevent their assault into the ambushers.