The Claymore Mine - In the Movies

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks everyone who gave their input on what they wanted to see in the next video. I'll still do all the rest of the videos voted on in due course.

[@patriotenfield3276]

My opinion still goes for M101 105mm howitzer. Many ww2 ,korean war and vietnam war movies have it portrayed. Also did you know Ukrainian army actually recieved vintage but working M101 Howitzers .

[@patriotenfield3276]

Also this will be rhe first time you will be doing on howitzers . So a good starting.

[@VerenTheValkyrie]

I know it's a bit late but my favorite on screen depiction of the claymore is from the Anime OVA, Hellsing Ultimate. Used defensively against Naruto running Nazi vampires.

[@arnijulian6241]

A Scottish basket hilted sword & a claymore sword are completely different swords though both a type of broad sword for even a sabre is a broad sword! Another interesting fact in the movie highlander he was carrying a (war sword) not a claymore which is larger. Great sword like Scottish Claymore, German Zweihänder, spanish montante These sword weigh rough minimum 3.5 KG while some claymores go up to 10KG. The English had very few sword that entered the great sword range just called well (Great sword). I don't have qualms Johnny as most people have likely never seen these old weapons in person let alone handled any of them like myself.

[@klikitzsmith8416]

Do land mines because there is a movie whos name im looking for that has them walking through a forrest past bouncing betties

[@j.peters1222]

My favorite depiction of this weapon was in Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He planted it outside the barracks. The explosion was so powerful that it managed to teleport inside the building and blow it up from within somehow lmao

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

If you see Arnie carrying so much as a box of matches - stay out of town for awhile.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq ah the magic of movies ,I agree with your other subscribers, your eclectic film choice is peerless...Johnny, s film club....cheers...E..

[@Daniel4646]

Additionally, the barracks were probably just packed to the brim with additional ammo, explosives and perhaps a fuel drum or three. Total safety standards here.

[@obsidianjane4413]

Top Sekrut M18A2 Nuk'ler quantum claymore mine don't ca' know.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

GREAT flick. Peak 1980s "coke" film

[@wessltov]

Although "FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY" is my long-time favorite, "TOXIC IF EATEN" holds a special place in my heart

[@mikefliesthingsaround]

What about "Rock or Something"?

[@wadeadams4263]

I had a girlfriend who I thought was toxic after I ate her , I thought my tongue was gonna fall off

[@robertfleischmann4119]

@@mikefliesthingsaround - LoL, also my favorite!

[@Goosemeyer]

“Drop and Run” on nuclear materials containers

[@sather58]

I feel bad for the poor American who decided to eat it to find out that it was a hallucinogen.

[@AC-no8kc]

“If you can’t remember which way you placed the mine it is facing toward you,” Murphy’s Laws of Combat Operations.

[@jimgaul67]

This is an excellent overview. I will add some additional information from my combat tour in VN. We set up “mechs” or mechanical ambushes, which I believe was wordplay to get around the Geneva Convention. We would take a Claymore and put an alligator clip between the Claymore and the battery source. We would put a c-ration spoon handle in between the alligator clip with a trip wire attached to something solid(usually base of a tree or substantial vegetation) . The Claymore would be position and hidden on a trail strategically aimed down the trail. It would have 50 feet of wire that you would trail in the bush back to a battery. Of course the last thing you would do is attach the battery at a safe distance with some cover. I personally had one detonate prematurely due to wind causing the spoon slipping out of the alligator clip. When we were in our “night position” we would set mechs on all trails and also have command detonated Claymore placed on the outside of our position at a safe distance. If an enemy walked into a mech it would blow at least one leg off and severely injured anyone 50 feet behind them. You had to be careful retrieval of mechs as the enemy was know to reverse the setup when found and you could end up walking into your own mech. This happened to a guy in our other squad who lost a leg. It is a devastating anti-personnel weapon that has been over hyped in movies.

[@Drew-bc7zj]

And *only* enemies ever walked into them, right? Never any civilians? 🤔🙄

[@jimgaul67]

@@Drew-bc7zj they were only allowed in “free fire” zones were civilians were not allowed. However, there were friendly fire incidents where US troops accidentally or by enemy design walked into their own “mechs”.

[@ScarletRebel96]

The claymore roomba needs to become a reality

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

god help us all

[@User_Un_Friendly]

On Royal Road, a popular Isekai novel features a Roomba reincarnating to a magic world. Yep, I too shook my head at that. 🙄

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@User_Un_Friendly beyond my imagination....

[@dudududu1926]

Taking Russian roulette to a whole new level.

[@TrickiVicBB71]

Gotta find some way to deal with the ATF

[@adzha825]

every scene has a movie title thank you johnny

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Clarity and brevity...Kudos...

[@kenneth4992]

There is a book I read years ago called Tank (possibly Tank Sergeant by Ralph Zumbro). The author said in Vietnam they hung claymores off the front of the M60 tank and would detonate them when the enemy would get too close like when placing a explosive on the tank.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Have also seen photos of vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan with Claymores placed on them, primarily wheeled vehicles.

[@daredemontriple6]

@@jamesbednar8625 Interestingly, the Krauts developed a system for launching S-mines for this exact purpose. They were initially issued to Panzer IIIs, and later to a few hundred Tiger Is, however it was never adopted universally. It was in essence the same idea though - a tube on the outside of the tank would launch the mine into the air about a meter or 2 away from the hull where it would explode showering the area in shrapnel. Most tank crews are familiar with the idea of 'scratching my back', whereby you ask a nearby friendly tank (or anything else with a machinegun really) to hose down the hull with it's machine guns. Obviously this will do little to no damage to the tank, but will certainly rid it of 'fleas' I would be surprised if modern armour doesn't have some sort of similar anti-infantry device. Given all the development for active-protection systems that can identify, track, and defeat incoming missiles and rockets - it seems trivial to create an anti-infantry device of similar nature - it's essentially just an automated shotgun!

[@CarsonRH]

@@daredemontriple6 yeah until it shreds your supporting infantry.

[@daredemontriple6]

@@CarsonRH Well see the thing about supporting infantry is that they are there exclusively to prevent enemy infantry from getting onto your tank in the first place. If there's enemy infantry on your tank, then chances are you don't have any supporting infantry - at least not anymore you don't

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

Some kind reactive armor but active ?

[@scotty9086]

I remember the first time blowing one up during my infantry training. I was very nervous attaching the blasting cap to the body. I carefully rolled out the cable gently then took cover and detonated it when it was my turn. Once we were all done and the range was cleared I then proceeded to carefully roll up the wire back into its spool and then got worried when I couldn’t find the mine itself. As the handling test was practised a thousand times with a wire, a fake blasting cap and a plastic claymore. I felt pretty silly actually but it bought some much needed laughs for the boys.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for that! I'm jealous of the experience :)

[@nine5sicc]

me too lol

[@rabidspace6951]

During the Vietnam War, green berets in MACVSOG developed timed fuses for their claymores. So if they were being chased by the NVA in Cambodia, Laos or North Vietnam. A green berets or one of their indigenous team members could lay one behind a tree, put the timed fuse in and run like hell. According to John Stryker Meyer, and Lynne Black Jr. these were very effective at stopping the enemy from chasing.

[@Ghatbkk]

The time fuses were pretty simple. A non-electric detonator, a bit of time fuse (typically 30 second length or so) and a pull igniter. Shove the staked feet (likely not splayed) into the ground with the mine pointed towards the pursuing force, pull the igniter and beat feet to catch up with your team. Was still commonly trained as part of the Australian Peel drill for SF ODAs into the late 80s.

[@jameswolf133]

‘Those Who Hunt Elves?’ Wow! That, Johnny, is an impressive deep cut.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

lol I saved it for near the end of the video as a nice surprise for anyone nerdy like myself

[@wolfsmaul-ger8318]

i honestly love all your videos, they completely cover specific pieces of equipment or topics and the way you use movies makes it even more entertaining and give a solid, easy to grasp image on what to expect and what to not expect of the real thing

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks man! I appreciate that

[@coffee0093]

Nothing beats running around and planting these on backs of prone snipers in MW2 (2009)

[@TheMilitantHorse]

I don't have much experience with actual Claymore mines, but they actually do have offensive capabilities, mostly for ambushes. Not with tripwires, mind you, but from behind cover, you can trigger them to start an ambush. Also, surprised the "Do Not Eat" wasn't mentioned. I love that Claymores actually have that printed on them lol.

[@drpibisback7680]

The "Front Toward Enemy" marking is really the perfect balance of movie cool and actually effective. It almost seems too stylish and imposing to be real, yet it is.

[@imperfectlump6070]

I was a combat engineer in the Marine Corps. I have used at least one. We also made improvised ones with a soap holder and hex nuts. You set it off with det cord.

[@MrDDiRusso]

During the Vietnam war, there were a couple of attempts to arm convoy escort gun trucks with claymore mines. The idea being that since the mine acted like a giant shotgun shell, it could disrupt ambushes. Unfortunately, the mines completely destroyed the trucks they were attached to and the plan was scrapped.

[@alanmacpherson3225]

Ive read stories about Vietnam where Vietnamese sappers would crawl under the wire and turn Claymores around so they faced the American's. The Yanks counteracted this by putting grenades under the mines with the pins out. I also remember on an episode of the tv show Booker that the hero shot a Claymore with a pistol to set it off. He survived the back blast of course.

[@capatinswifty]

I've never heard of greandes under them but I've definitely heard of sappers moving claymores. I've heard they would sometimes just move them to the left and right of the " wire tunnel" they were clearing.

[@actionjackson1stIDF]

Most US grenades have a 3 second delay fuse. Placing these under a claymore would not have the desired effect unless fuse was changed. While I cannot say for certain about this being done with claymores I do know for a fact we would often replace standard grenade fuse with one from a smoke grenade since smoke grenades fuses go off immediately. We would then place that grenade under a piece of equipment, like a helmet or empty ammo can, for the VC or NVA to find. How effective this was I cannot say since we seldom ever walk the same trails or paths.

[@bryannoyce]

The large two-handed Claymore sword was used to break up enemy "shield wall" formations by literally breaking their shields. The mine was designed to break up enemy "human wave" formations.

[@moenibus]

"literally breaking their shields". illiterate muppet, the word "literally" in this context, is unnecessary. learn some grammar

[@cbroz7492]

..developed as Maribe who was on Guadalcanal and who faced the Japanese Banzai charges

[@bryannoyce]

@@cbroz7492 The first response the Americans developed to Banzai charges was "stay put and keep shooting, just keep shooting", but that only goes so far. When they got close to the lines, the Americans would start throwing grenades, which had the effect of disorienting the attack, but it meant you had to set down your rifle while in close proximity to the enemy. So they started setting landmines in front of their positions, not burring them, just setting them on the ground. This had a good effect, nothing ruins the mood of a screaming suicidal charge like having to hop-scotch over a bunch of land mines. The engineers were the first to rig explosives to be detonated on command, then everybody wanted that. By the end of the war G.I.s would rig whatever explosives they had on hand, from strings of hand grenades to abandoned aerial bombs.

[@critterjon4061]

There’s a warning on the back of a claymore mine that warning you not to eat it implying that enough people have tried to eat anti personal mines that they had to add a warning

[@frednone]

They ate the C-4, not the mine.

[@stevenunyabidness]

​@@frednonenot sure if the distinction matters.

[@jackstecker5796]

It's basically a disposable giant single round shotgun. Incidentally, I've heard actual shotguns referred to as "reloadable Claymores."

[@MrAsaqe]

Does that mean the shotgun traps in fallout are wasteland claymores?

[@jackstecker5796]

@@MrAsaqe Yeah, pretty much. You know what they say. War...War never changes. Although, to be fair the claymore is designed with like a 60° spread. A shotgun, assuming cylinder bore, with double-ought buckshot, at 30 yds, you're probably looking at an 18" pattern. The shotgun traps in Fallout, at the ranges they're typically used, you're looking at probably a 2" pattern.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good video!!! While in US Army from 1981-2001, had trained with the M18A1 Claymore Mine numerous times and even got to set a bunch of them off as well - sort of like a big B=O=O=M similar to a fragmentation grenade going off. There is an upgraded version of the Claymore that operates off of a shock tube. Same basic principle setting the Claymore up just different detonating system. Only seen pictures/videos of that version. Was told that main reason for the shock tube is so that the enemy cannot recover whatever is left of the electrical wire and use it against friendly forces - you would be surprised on the number of uses that that electrical wire has, only limited to the imagination. Shock tube is pretty much useless once fired so no real sense in trying to recover that junk. Shock tube is also used in modern military explosives (I grew up in the era of electric, non-electric, and wires that made things go B-O-O-M). Also, since I work at a warehouse on a military installation, part of my job is to issue out the TRAINING version of the Claymore. Am constantly surprised at how many of today's soldiers are UNFAMILIAR with the Claymore, so I have impromptu training classes with the soldiers on the various parts, what to look for, set up, recovery, whatever so that way they can accomplish whatever training event they may encounter. I also try to name movies that they may see the Claymore in, and I do get quite a few odd/baffled looks. Also, and probably MOST IMPORTANT thing about the Claymore: the CARRYING BAG has multiple purposes, primarily being EXCELLENT for placing your shaving gear in it or used as a tool bag - again only limited to the imagination. Once we would finish firing off Claymores at a range, everyone would literally be begging the Ammo NCO for those bags, but they had to be turned in for accountability, along with the Clacker, Test Set, and what was left of the firing wire. Of course, a few carrying bags would "accidentally" come up missing.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

This is some fantastic additional info! Thank you so much!

[@obsidianjane4413]

Its the same mine M18A1, just the initiator is different. Shock cord, blasting cap, and firing device instead of electric to allow daisy chaining. Only engineers get to play with those usually.

[@dennislogan6781]

I learned to fire a claymore mine at Ft. Jackson. We practiced on trees that needed to be removed. Very fun.

[@peterdd4994]

What has 700 balls, 4 legs and F's up soldiers. The m18 claymore mine.

[@youngthaiarfssoldier8732]

The bomb in Rambo movie is Tallboy. Smaller than Grand Slam, but still effective as Earthquake bomb at 5 long tons

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

In the movie it is called a Tallboy but I seen some discussion online that states the prop better resembles a Grand Slam so I was trying to save myself from a torret of, "well actuallys." I personally can't say for certain though, but the fins looks Grand Slamish to me.

[@matthewvorwald7169]

The only movies I've seen the claymore mine being used in were Commando, Predator and Predators, and Rambo 4. My favorite scenes with the claymore mine are Commando and Rambo 4. That explosion was in Rambo 4 was so huge and the scene in Commando was awesome as always.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Was glad that Johnny used the scenes from "Tears of the Sun" - kick-a$$ battle scenes in that movie regardless of what people may think.

[@williamkoppos7039]

My fave was in Platoon. When Charlie Sheen first got there he fumbled with the switch, at the end he was "click click click bayam!

[@patriotenfield3276]

Hello Again Johnny . Thank's to Emanuel Perez comment , I got reminded that other countries also succcessfully copied the M18 Claymore mine design. The Yugoslavs had two designs :- One exact Copy MRUD (Mina usmerena rasprskavajućeg dejstva - Directed fragmentation mine) and another one idk about The Chinese has the Type-66 Claymore which were reverse engineered copies of US Claymore models they got their hands on from various sources . The Soviets / Russians had the MON series (MON 50 and MON 90) The French had the MAPED F1 and the South Africans had the Mini MS-803 mine .

[@jakeportas1143]

I never thought I'd see Chabboy and Azzy in one of these videos! I watched them back in 2014 when I started playing battlefield and I still laugh hard when I go back and watch them nowadays. Great video as always dude

[@ncdevildog]

In OIF I 1st Tank Bn. (USMC) lost a platoon commander on the advance and his tank was damaged needing to be towed. 2 of his crew opted to ride in the towed tank to provide rearward cover fire to the column, and as a security measure rigged a 180° series of Claymores around the hull. Dudes were legit. I’ll never forget that sight.

[@paleoph6168]

1:02 Glad to see you mention airsoft!

[@danconlin3456]

Worth knowing, the appearance in The Simpons episode "Summer of 4'2" featured in a fireworks shop: "Playmore with Claymore!"

[@harry2928]

o.k. Johnny good work again. Thanks for the internal details of the Claymore construction.

[@TheXtro101]

I remember back during early 2000s I was watching a documentary about military action during the V.N.war(I think either about U.S.Navy Seals or US Army rangers during the VN War).There was a North VN soldier veteran who was interviewed for the documentary.Even though he was speaking in Vietnamese and English subtitles was shown on bottom of tv screen📺,he said perfectly understandable,"Claymore",and bottom of screen it showed,"claymore" mine.

[@sjabloon12]

Love that you gave us the opportunity to vote for topics. Amazing how fast you montage these videos in that short amount of time.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks man! It was a fun project work on. Lots of good movies.

[@garrisonnichols807]

I'm going to need a few of those to keep my neighbors dog from shitting on my lawn.

[@mrooshoo]

When I see a Claymore, all I think about is a free kill in Siege.

[@RX552VBK]

JJ, I always loved Reb Brown’s character Blaster demo of a claymore in Uncommon Valor

[@andrewcombe8907]

The claymore never causes flames. It fires a massive blast of ball bearings but not flames. As it fires ball bearings it does not cause secondary explosions. It was developed based on experiences of human wave attacks in Korea.

[@GeronKizan]

Interesting video. Also good to know someone out there aside from me remembers "Those who Hunt Elves". Also I do love the informative content in this video. Especially talking about the clackers. My friend used to give out clackers converted into cigarette lighters as a present for his business.

[@RW77777777]

thanks for adding this one I remember it as part of the standard issue equipment in a board game I used to play ages ago as a time traveling VN war GI Time Tripper

[@GrahamWKidd]

Hey Johnny, A Claymore is much more likely to be set in a Deliberate Ambush than a Quick Ambush. A Quick Ambush is opportunistic and probably wouldn't have time to set Claymores.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

hmm yah that is fair!

[@rolfagten857]

The Rambo 4 bomb was a WW2 Grand Slam one. Sly wanted to put something WW2 releated in the script.

[@Thirdbase9]

You don't fuse the mine, then reel out the wire. You reel out the wire then fuse the mine.

[@CGFIELDS]

Can’t wait for the M-16 😃 I trained with the claymore in San Antonio, TX while in the USAF - Security Forces

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Very cool! Never got my hands on one.

[@williamkoppos7039]

My fave was in Platoon, when Charlie Sheen first got there, he fumbled with the switch on the ambush. At the end attack, he was like click click click BAYAM! Click click click BAYAM! Ah you get it. Great vid, well done.

[@thefamilydogs3213]

The M18 mine is 100% more affective if tactically used on a Roomba vacuum. The idea being to direct the blast towards the enemy from the most affective angle. 50 casualties could easily become 150 casualties from a single tactical Roomba strike.

[@rkirschner7175]

The Park is Mine. A genuine classic.

[@gunnyk2476]

Retired Marine Combat Engineer. 1371. Worked as VFW Service Officer. Had a guy who wanted to file a claim for disability. Said " was holding a claymore, when somebody hit the clacker". The backblast hurt a couple of fingers. I said "how am I talking to you?"

[@BensonCaisip]

Maybe the "Grand Slam" or Tallboy bomb in Rambo is just a regular 2000 lb bomb that was misidentified as one?

[@WalterCreole]

Love the NOVRITSCH clip...love to see synergy among my favorite KZbinrs.

[@geordiedog1749]

Also reminds me of the wound dressings with “Other Side Towards Wound” on them as in the famous photo by Don McCullin.

[@DavidCowie2022]

A statement of the bleeding obvious never hurts in matters of life and death.

[@geordiedog1749]

@@DavidCowie2022 that! Is a very good point!,!

[@glencrandall7051]

Great visit. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@atorres061509]

This is a very underrated channel. Should have way more subs.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks Tony!

[@bigbrowntau]

To quote a Scottish sergeant I knew: "It's nae a sword, it's a grea' green box f'r blowin' up (censored)."

[@whiskey_1_671]

Commando, the most effective claymore ever placed

[@DavidThomas-ke7ih]

aimed about 10 to 20 mts in front at ground level or there abouts and when detonated, the blast does actually kick back a little which in turns sends most the ball bearings upwards more to help effect the lethality more and someone correct me if im wrong, but i believe you can no longer set up banks of claymores., well thats what we were told during my time in Australian army. We could only set up as individual mines, something about Geneva convention or shit like that but very effective when waiting in ambush

[@oliverbenis]

Ron Swanson kept one on his desk.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I caught that just as I finished editing this. Sadly, I end up finding these gems over and over and sometimes can never finish a project.

[@NineM_YorHa]

During my time in the military I actually had training in how to set up anti-personal and anti-tank claymores. Sadly we only got dummys to place and weren't given real ones :(

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

ah what a tease !

[@actionjackson1stIDF]

In my time in the Army, 71 through 77, we were given instruction on how to setup and use claymores in Basic Training. In AIT as a 12B, Combat Engineer, we got to detonate a claymore for real, along with a low end form of C4, a 1lb block was about a quarter strength of a standard 1lb block of C4 and the M16A2 variant of landmine fondly know as the 'Bouncing Betty'.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Are you sure you're not talking about something else? The claymore is anti-personnel, not anti-tank. I've trained with the anti-personnel version in the Marines. Never heard of any claymore designed for armor.

[@danzmitrovich6250]

I call the vas car system a claymore mine when i was playing the game call of duty mw2 and mw3 they have them in the games and the vas car system that local police use kind of look like a claymore set up on the side of the road

[@AtticusHess]

We needed him, and he delivered

[@danteangelucci2530]

1:18 ah that ChaBoyHD laugh. Good times

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

had to keep that laugh in there too funny

[@TheReaper-ep2cq]

1:05 NOVRISCH love how you added that in!

[@libertarian1637]

They are still uses with “tripwires” you just have to recover them after; this can work say as an un-observes defensive line or doorway of a room/building being used as an observation post.

[@simplyaregularguy131]

Is there enough info to talk about the MON series? it's like the claymore but soviet and the biggest one can even penetrate lightly armored vehicles and helicopters

[@erikasan3299]

good video! still waiting for the m16 though

[@civilprotection3114]

It was pretty crazy to me to see how large the blast radius was in real life than video games.

[@edi9892]

A company I worked in had an accidental explosion. For simplicity sake imagine some leaked gasoline slowly evaporating in a room. It wasn't much, but it distributed shards and debris over 100m! Or in other words, nothing was safe across the rather large company yard and even after it it still covered a lot of empty space. It miraculously missed the workers and even a group of children going to school not far from the company. My former boss was on the yard and got waved over by a colleague who wanted to chat with him. He thus entered sort of a garage where the other person was standing and as soon as he did, that explosion occurred and shards left impressions on the wall next to where he was standing...

[@FlightSimHistorian]

My grandfather and I both hate that particular clip in "The Green Berets" where John Wayne walks in front of the Claymore. For him, it was kind of a personal bit, as he's seen what those things can actually do, so he thinks (even though its a movie) that it was very irresponsible.

[@anotherpeasant]

There was a certified badass in the 101st named David "Fireball" Dixon during Vietnam. Every mission out (part of the LRRP unit with the 1st Brigade) he wore a claymore mine strapped to his chest with a short wire and clacker in an easy to reach spot. He figured if he was going out he was going out with a bang. Unfortunately, Fireball and his team were ambushed in their NDP and he was killed. He did not have to use his mine as his fellow LRRPs despite all odds and severe injuries, kept the enemy at bay until the QRF arrived.

[@adamgilligan3688]

The claymore mine. The anti have a nice day mine.

[@Iamthedudeman00]

There is a video on KZbin that has demonstrated the true power of claymore against a truck next to it, the ball bearing shredded so much of the steel chassis of the truck, truely horrific in battle.

[@cameronnewton7053]

I was hoping you would use atleast one Green beret scene, I was kinda hoping for the final sacrifice when he sets of the claymores and stops the attack.

[@Svensk7119]

Loved the Predator comment, and the Rambo Four bit! Actually, Britain did drop a lot of bombs in the jungle, I found out, so it (the blockbuster bomb being there) is plausible, if not likely. You are also supposed to shout, "Claymore!" when detonating them. That is just before detonation. I did that once, but my shout came out afterward (admits sheepishly). NTC, early 90s.

[@SgtMjr]

There's a film from the VN war where the aftermath of an ambush shows the lead man cut in half by the Claymore. All that was left was his upper torso and head; the bottom part was .... somewhere else.

[@predetor911]

Try doing the M26 “Lemon” grenade next.

[@enzothetraveler]

Hey Johnny can you please do the A-20 havoc and the vickers welligton 3 please

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Eventually! Absolutely.

[@austinrooks1787]

Good to see the land mine that lets people say “oh shit” before they die has its day of fame on ur channel

[@mikewilliams8151]

In training, was told if at night, the curve told you which way to face it. Remember basic, sound a sleep solider would yell " claymore, claymore, claymore". Then another would yell " I see the light" 3 times. The tester, can't remember but I think it was M40. Scared me at night when you hear that

[@jimlasswell4491]

The Claymore sword was designed to defend against cavalry by taking both front legs out. The use of the mine is similar to that function; sweeping low.

[@ytrefugee113]

I remember in BCT/AIT one of these being detonated into a berm for demonstrative purposes. We were behind another berm about 50 yrds behind it, and for about 30 seconds afterwards clods of dirt rained down on us, lol!

[@madv40mike]

Awsome video, especially like the clip from the park is mine

[@Will-sq3ip]

I love these.

[@Rambo4President]

2:55 which movie is that?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

"Going back" from 2001

[@Daniel4646]

BTB: One graphic use of claymores is featured in the South Korean science fiction movie Heaven's Soldiers (2005). Watch the clip shown below at about 2:01: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKbafX6Jocdrjsk

[@regularpit1508]

I didn't realize how many movies the Claymore is but Rambo seems to use it most and I've never had the patience to watch those movies. I honestly believe what they do to a human at close range is more terrifying then how Hollywood gets it wrong.

[@whytebearconcepts]

I was just shy of my 18th birthday when I got my training, and I was just past my 40th before I ever had to place a live one defensively. You never forget the first time, wondering if you did it right until it goes off.

[@jayplays9976]

8:08 what's Dave Chapelle doing teaching about mines?

[@stevekaczynski3793]

An episode of the British TV show "The Professionals" featured a Claymore-like device, but it was referred to as "Broadsword". A copyright issue?

[@zonk4718]

A mate of mine who is an artillery man told me these things are the loudest thing he’s ever heard go off by far

[@T_81535]

Really? I didn't think they were much different than a frag.

[@zonk4718]

@@T_81535 apparently not

[@evancrum6811]

Awesome as always

[@lytken]

what about the proximity mines, do they have anything in common with the Claymore

[@jacoblindemann7242]

How close can you get to the mine if you are not in front of it?.

[@simongee8928]

As every action produces an equal and opposite reaction, how does the Claymore remain stable when detonated and not fly backwards- ?

[@yellowprime8491]

Lots of them have metal prongs, so you stab it into the ground. It doesn't have to resist the entire blast, just enough delay to spray out the shrapnel.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Great video, thanks

[@patriotenfield3276]

Still can't believe if the shield + claymore combo trick could be carried out in real life or not . Can somebody debunk that?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I would say that shield would weigh a ton and some of the over-pressure might still mess you up. But I too would love to hear from people with more explosive experience.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Ok I was talking about the Movie "Nobody" where Hutch kills Yuri by using this combo in the climax scene.

[@captaiawesome2260]

Yeah, you could technically do that. The ballistics-rated shield would probably protect you from the shrapnel, but the impact from the explosion would still mortally wound you. The shield would probably have a similar force of a solid wood table dropped from a 50 story building.

[@clearcreek69]

Its a shame Mythbusters isn't on anymore, as this would be a good experiment for them.

[@kenneth4992]

No the concussion of the explosion itself will kill you. This is way when a big enough bomb or artillery shell goes off near a person and they are behind cover (concrete, woods or other items) will not protect the person, The concussion over pressure will kill the person.

[@typicalchannelname3796]

So, I'm assuming that the way we often see it used in video games is fiction? A lot of the times, in video games, it is like a directional mine where it senses someone near and then explodes.

[@MirrorsMercury]

I believe it could be used that way with modification, but i doubt any military would adopt that as it would be very dangerous to anyone near it.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

So you could rig them this way but it's not done by any military that I know of.

[@jayp.8360]

Yes, set-and-forget mines are generally banned and/or frowned upon in modern warfare.

[@captaiawesome2260]

It’s technically possible with the proximity detectors we have now. However, at 2:33 he said that this would be illegal, probably under the Geneva convention. I think this is a rule that everyone can agree upon too, as it would be really bad if your soldiers (or a future civilian) accidentally set off one of these things when walking through the area. Think back to how terrible the undetonated butterfly bombs were.

[@Snuffy03]

It is a directional mine. But even so, one had to be cautious. That is why it is labeled, "Front Toward Enemy". On the back it said "Do Not Eat". I guess the manufacturer did not have faith in the intelligence of Grunts. In my day we used manual detonation or tripwire.

[@topittaja2686]

In Vietnam, atleast MACV-SOG guys made claymores with 5 and 10 second fuses. When they were chased by enemy force, they would put these agaisnt trees so that tree would absorp the backblast, pull the pin and run. The enemy would then get hit in the face. The thing was, they had the fuses and the blasting caps in the mine when had them in their rugs

[@ExUSSailor]

Very useful bits of kit.

[@Bishop1664]

It's good that you mentioned its the only AP mine that NATO / the geneva convention authorize us to use, and that it must be command detonated.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

Nothing to do with those. It’s the 1997 Ottawa Convention

[@Bishop1664]

Ah, I stand corrected :)

[@dennisyoung4631]

Wrote about “round mines”, which were inspired by these. Those were fictional. Was some years later that I learned about the Russian MON-100 and -200 mines - which are real life “round mines.”

[@carddealer34]

An old ditty from my Army days..."Here comes Peter Cotton Tail....hopping down the bunny trail...BOOM!.....CLAYMORE!"