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First Man Down v2.0 · 02-09-2002, 02:38 AM

The Viet Cong made extensive use of wounding soldiers. They dug holes, put sharpened bamboo shoots in them [called Pungi stakes], and covered the trap. When an soldier would step in the hole it would pierce his boot and stab his feet, deliberately wounding, but not killing, him. One wounded solider is all it takes to slow an entire troop down.

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"What good fortune for those in power that people do not think."

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First Man Down v2.0 is Offline Member Posts: 87 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Guelph, ON, Canada	02-09-2002, 02:38 AM The Viet Cong made extensive use of wounding soldiers. They dug holes, put sharpened bamboo shoots in them [called Pungi stakes], and covered the trap. When an soldier would step in the hole it would pierce his boot and stab his feet, deliberately wounding, but not killing, him. One wounded solider is all it takes to slow an entire troop down. ------------------ "What good fortune for those in power that people do not think."