CPT Rawles:
I just wish to add that not only does concertina wire (C-wire) work well at stopping civilian vehicles such as cars and trucks, it also works on military vehicles such as the tracked Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. During a rotation through the Combat Maneuver Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany in 1992, my Bradley ran through a line of deployed C-wire and was brought to a complete halt within 50 meters. Not only was the wire totally entangled through our tracks, but as we were moving and dragging it that 50 meters, it caught on to and subsequently dragged everything it came in contact with including brush, debris, limbs, bushes, and trees. Needless to say, we were dead in the water for a considerable period of time, and it was my fire teams job to dismount the Bradley, and cut away the C-wire while the driver, gunner, and track commander covered us from inside the track in sub-zero weather. Loads of fun! “Rock of the Marne!”, – P.J.B.
Letter Re: Some Practical Experience With Concertina Wire
