Demolition belt
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In military terminology, a demolition belt is a selected land area sown with explosive charges, mines
, and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy operations, and as a protection to friendly troops.
There are two types of demolition belt:
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....
, and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy operations, and as a protection to friendly troops.
There are two types of demolition belt:
- A primary demolition belt is a continuous series of obstacles across the whole front, selected by the division or higher commander. The preparation of such a belt is normally a priority engineer task.
- A subsidiary demolition belt is a supplement to the primary belt to give depth in front or behind or to protect the flanks.