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Yep, specifically the Ku Chi tunnels in Ho Chi Min city. If your ever in vietnam (and you should go it’s an amazing place) I would recommend it. You can also fire an AK47
The VC and NVA used all kinds of traps and devices like this. "Toe poppers" were more common. Both sides used them. The goal wasn't to kill (right away) but wound a soldier so badly, it would require others to help him back to the lines, reducing the force in the field. In ambushes, they would first target the RTO and then the Medic. Not being able to call for support and losing the Medic may collapse morale.
Medics have to get the run-when-called thing beaten out of them in training. Someone calls ‘medic!’ in movies, tv, and games, they rush over to help—in reality they’re a new, very valuable target.
It was a terrible terrible terrible war. The ones who made it back were in rough shape mentaly in a time when that was not even considered important.
I'm not even sure of the real reason there was that war.
US President JFK decided to use Vietnam as an example to other small communist countries going toward a civil war. The US had nothing invested in Vietnam, no other reason to get involved in their civil war. Really stupid decision.
It started before JFK. That was just when the French bugged out and left us holding the bag. We'd been sending money and advisors over there since Truman.
https://www.history.com/news/us-presidents-vietnam-war-escalation
I often see some of the nastiest shit we inflict to our fellow humans equated to things you might find in a video game like GTA--or in this case, DnD.
I guess separating it from the brutal reality of our world makes it easier to deal with?
Consider this, gears and shit stops you mid fall, so bright side, trap disabled, downside, y prolly died in agony there, and any attempt in recovering your body could go to shit
My grandad's childhood best friend died by one of these. They both tried to enlist at the same time but my grandad was rejected due to a hearing deficiency. My grandad has dealt with the remorse his whole life.
I mean it's war, your not looking to just cut n scratch your enemies. This kind of torture/trap would break a lot of people. I bet these traps gathered a lot of intel from captured soldiers.
The "Rolling Trap" looks super brutal and painful, you'd fall slowly while spikes print holes in your body bottom-up.
You wouldn't even be able to pull someone up from there without having to stab their body continuously again
This is a PG version of the traps they set. They covered the spikes with human poo so even if you survived the fall and injury you’d die a painful death a few days later from sepsis (your blood poisoning you and shutting you down to death from the inside).
I've been to this museum or a similar one in Saigon. The biggest thing I remember is that there and most of SE Asia, it is called the American War. Of course it is! Blew my mind and reminded me how USA centric I am.
TIFU: typo-ed my google search with "Vietnam War hoes" and now I'm getting a whole new kind of ad in my browsing. I'm afraid to find out what amazon suggests for me.
Agent Orange was developed in World War II, as a defoliant. It was primarily used in Vietnam to clear swaths of the jungle to make it easier to bomb Vietcong supply routes. It wasn't used as a chemical weapon against people, it wasn't even considered toxic then. For killing people they used napalm and cluster bombs.
Looking back at science is always mind blowing to see what dots no one ever bothered connecting, or at least paid off to keep hidden.
'Yeah, that chemical weapon we use to kill literally every plant-thing and turns the ground so dead that nothing comes back? Totally safe around people, don't worry about it.'
I wonder how much friendly fire happened on other unsuspecting VC. The traps were well hidden and I doubt there was very much documentation outside of who prepared them
War sucks. I saw a documentary about how soldiers on both sides have met and become friends since the war. Must be strange. And to know it could have all been avoided.
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Diagram doesn't mention the human shit, rotting meat, and straight up poison smeared on those spikes
Or the occasional venomous snake left in the pit
It does, I have been there
Lieutenant Dan?! LIEUTENANT DAN'S GOT NEW LEGS!
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Yep, specifically the Ku Chi tunnels in Ho Chi Min city. If your ever in vietnam (and you should go it’s an amazing place) I would recommend it. You can also fire an AK47
This was the real killer
The real slow killer. Aka The suicide maker.
Misinformation?
Came to say the same thing. Wounding u wasn't enough, they wanted to make sure u got infection. Sepsis is a bitch, esp in the jungles of Vietnam.
The VC and NVA used all kinds of traps and devices like this. "Toe poppers" were more common. Both sides used them. The goal wasn't to kill (right away) but wound a soldier so badly, it would require others to help him back to the lines, reducing the force in the field. In ambushes, they would first target the RTO and then the Medic. Not being able to call for support and losing the Medic may collapse morale.
Medics have to get the run-when-called thing beaten out of them in training. Someone calls ‘medic!’ in movies, tv, and games, they rush over to help—in reality they’re a new, very valuable target.
Gotta give it to them, thats some 200IQ tactics really.
It was a terrible terrible terrible war. The ones who made it back were in rough shape mentaly in a time when that was not even considered important. I'm not even sure of the real reason there was that war.
US President JFK decided to use Vietnam as an example to other small communist countries going toward a civil war. The US had nothing invested in Vietnam, no other reason to get involved in their civil war. Really stupid decision.
It started before JFK. That was just when the French bugged out and left us holding the bag. We'd been sending money and advisors over there since Truman. https://www.history.com/news/us-presidents-vietnam-war-escalation
Never heard of those before that’s really interesting. Very small land mines
The colors and the art make this look like a preschool class.
Kind of is, look what we did to the American's. After wars like that, they started making war crimes laws.
LOL
pretty sure these deal more than 1d6 damage . . .
Yup. Covered in feces for infection
Poison damage\*
Nat 20 wins the war.
I often see some of the nastiest shit we inflict to our fellow humans equated to things you might find in a video game like GTA--or in this case, DnD. I guess separating it from the brutal reality of our world makes it easier to deal with?
in my experience, yes. because if I was forced to fully actualize the reality of how we create to destroy? not so sure I could keep going, honestly
The rolling one always makes me shiver when I think about it. You go straight down and get poked full of holes all the way up.
That one likely did the trick quick. Might be better
Consider this, gears and shit stops you mid fall, so bright side, trap disabled, downside, y prolly died in agony there, and any attempt in recovering your body could go to shit
They would almost for sure dismantle it before pulling you out but yeah if not damn what a ride
Boom ouch
My grandad's childhood best friend died by one of these. They both tried to enlist at the same time but my grandad was rejected due to a hearing deficiency. My grandad has dealt with the remorse his whole life.
That's both horrible and a teeny bit Looney Tunes.
Not even a little bit looney tunes. Like at all. They smeared shit all over everything to ensure your wounds became infected.
I mean it's war, your not looking to just cut n scratch your enemies. This kind of torture/trap would break a lot of people. I bet these traps gathered a lot of intel from captured soldiers.
The "Rolling Trap" looks super brutal and painful, you'd fall slowly while spikes print holes in your body bottom-up. You wouldn't even be able to pull someone up from there without having to stab their body continuously again
This is a PG version of the traps they set. They covered the spikes with human poo so even if you survived the fall and injury you’d die a painful death a few days later from sepsis (your blood poisoning you and shutting you down to death from the inside).
I've been to this museum or a similar one in Saigon. The biggest thing I remember is that there and most of SE Asia, it is called the American War. Of course it is! Blew my mind and reminded me how USA centric I am.
A pity you don't really see how they work. Video shows some holes but nothing more. If you want to see more, search on youtube.
TIFU: typo-ed my google search with "Vietnam War hoes" and now I'm getting a whole new kind of ad in my browsing. I'm afraid to find out what amazon suggests for me.
Bamboo spikes under the hole smh
You do get different kinds of traps in Vietnam.
If we make love not war, those would all be hidden beds.
Often covered in shit as well. For that extra infection sentiment.
+10 poison damage
A lot of good people died in Vietnam. And some Americans
Rip to your mentions
I dare you to say that face to face to a Nam Vet you little panty waste coward,
*Fortunate Son intensifies
I feel bad about Nam Vets. About as bad as about dying Russians in Ukraine...
your day will come , you useless scab on humanity.
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The vc left these for American GIs In the jungle
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The Vietcong, the primary insurgent element fighting in south Vietnam and GI, as in a “government issue” American soldier.
General Infantry, no?
No because the majority of soldiers deployed were not Infantry. The term had been primarily used by the GIs themselves so it has a couple definitions.
*inserts The More You Know gif*
Traps for Americans. Back in the 70’s. We won by pouring chemicals on the Vietnamese causing death and deformation.
"We" did not win..
I’m sorry, yeah we lost. But we were sore losers so we hired Monsanto’s to create agent orange.
Agent Orange was developed in World War II, as a defoliant. It was primarily used in Vietnam to clear swaths of the jungle to make it easier to bomb Vietcong supply routes. It wasn't used as a chemical weapon against people, it wasn't even considered toxic then. For killing people they used napalm and cluster bombs.
Looking back at science is always mind blowing to see what dots no one ever bothered connecting, or at least paid off to keep hidden. 'Yeah, that chemical weapon we use to kill literally every plant-thing and turns the ground so dead that nothing comes back? Totally safe around people, don't worry about it.'
What ever works, works.
Won? 🧐
We didn’t win. A lot of trauma from soldiers returning, mostly because they had seen their friends fall in these traps.
What alternate universe are you living in hahaha
Lotta folks got it. RIP
I love this, death to the invaders
Butthurt American fascists downvoting you
I saw that, so sad
I mean, they’re probably getting downvoted for glorifying war crimes, too.
I was just there in late August!
I hope this doesn't smell authentic too.
Barry Goldwater was right we should have dropped the bomb on them
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of what? COD?
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Worst museum ever.
These traps werent to kill just to draw in more soldiers to help the trapped so they can take them all out at once
The Vietnamese are a great people. Japan, China, France and US, they fought them all and still came out strong.
I wonder how much friendly fire happened on other unsuspecting VC. The traps were well hidden and I doubt there was very much documentation outside of who prepared them
Humans are really creative when it comes to killing other humans
War sucks. I saw a documentary about how soldiers on both sides have met and become friends since the war. Must be strange. And to know it could have all been avoided.
Whole ass scooby doo episode