Thread: Triple Standard Concertina. Time for a Wall Engineer Style Engineers Lead the Way

If you were paying attention there are 3 Combat Engineer battalions each having 450 - 600 men in each that are being deployed to meet the migrant caravan. They were one of the first deployed for a reason; thats what I did for 22.5 years. one of the basic missions of the 12B combat Engineers and 21B Engineers is putting out razor wire; not to be confused with barbwire. If you look at the diagram there is one strand of barbwire tying the 3 rolls of razor wire into the pickets that are driven into the ground 2.5 - 3 foot deep to have an immediate barrier. I would assume they sent a brigade combat load of wire and pickets initially to lay out 5 miles of wire in less than 24 hours to keep distance between the migrants and themselves. 6 feet wide, 6 feet tall, 5 miles long, literally razor sharp, grabs clothing and doesn't let go easily and no you really cant pick it up by hands and pull on it unless you have work gloves. they will also dig a 5 foot deep trench where they can on the enemy side of the wire the width of a D7 Dozier blade and the dirt will form a berm for protection on the friendly side of the wire to protect the soldiers from rocks being thrown or even small arms bullets. Anyway, thats why the first wave heading out was engineers, this fence goes up fast with that many engineers. I'm betting they sent or will send multiple brigade size loads of razor wire to put it up to funnel the migrants into small groups for the zip tie hand cuffs and processing by military police and infantry that is arriving before the caravan

U.S. Army Combat Engineers

Triple Standard Concertina. Time for a new Wall, Engineer Style!! Engineers Lead the Way!!


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November 19, 2008, 1;2 am San Diego

Razor-wire fence slows attacks on San Diego Border Patrol Agents UPDATED

U.S. Troops Place Razor Wire Along Border Bridge in Texas

Get the bulldozers bulldozing the brush so they cannot hide and blaze a trail for border patrol!

Engineer Assets en-route to the border

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

• 87th Engineer Sapper Company, 555th Engineer Brigade

Fort Hood, Texas

• Headquarters, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade
• 937th Engineer Sapper Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade
• 104th Engineer Construction, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade

Fort Knox, Kentucky

• Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment, 19th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade
• 15th Engineer Company (Horizontal), 19th Engineer Battalion
• 541st Engineer Sapper Company, 19th Engineer Battalion

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

• 887th Engineer Support Company, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade

Fort Riley, Kansas

• 41st Engineer Company (Clearance), 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/y...L2jj0Jxsd2jSjw

Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj7pjKz8IKc

Sapper Lessons: Counter Mobility - Concertina Wire

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Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3VwdviahOk

Razor Wire: Made in USA

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Trump Sends Combat Engineers to Border, Along with 22 Miles of Their Favorite Defensive Tool


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By Jared Harris
November 1, 2018 at 5:22pm

U.S. Northern Commander Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy announced Monday that more than 5,200 active duty soldiers are being deployed to the United States’ southern border to “harden the points of entry and address key gaps in areas around the points of entry.”
Three combat engineer battalions will be part of the surge that will bolster President Donald Trump’s defense of the southern border. Gen. O’Shaughnessy said they would arrive “with expertise in building temporary vehicle barriers, fencing — and we’re bringing them in with heavy equipment which, as we speak right now, is line-hauling towards Texas.”
The combat engineers will also have 22 miles of a longtime favorite waiting for them at the border: concertina wire.
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Named after an accordion-like instrument, concertina wire is coiled razor wire that expands to create a temporary barrier. The wire was originally introduced in World War I to help fortify entrenched positions against enemy infantry.
The obstacle is difficult and messy to cross, even for a team of trained professionals.



Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPFI6fEhfhg

There’s nothing in the world like concertina wire available to these troops.

It’s easy to deploy, imposing, and doesn’t require maintenance. It can be placed by veterans and greenhorns alike.
Anyone bold enough to cross a barrier made of the stuff quickly discovers another trait: when concertina wire grabs you, it doesn’t let go. Unlike barbed wire that was originally made to fence in livestock, the design of razor wire is specifically geared towards humans. Jagged edges are pointed and angled to hook and hold clothes, hair, and skin.
The wire can often be seen topping prison fences, a placement meant to tangle anyone who is able to scale them.

Similar tactics have been used to harden Spain’s borders during their ongoing immigration crisis.
Assaulted by a constant stream of African migrants, the country decided to put up a high fence topped with razor wire. Migrants that attempted to scale the wall were shredded. Some became trapped in the wire and were forced to wait until authorities could arrive.

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A video originally from the Daily Mirror shows the chaos that even a few lines of this wire can cause.



Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZXaFzmU2U

Members of the caravan headed through Mexico may face a similar fate if they attempt to pass American concertina wire.
Ultimately, what happens to caravan members is up to them. Concertina wire is a passive defense and is only harmful if a crossing is attempted. With the miles and miles of the razor-sharp wire backing up thousands of troops armed with heavy equipment, the caravan’s chances of reaching U.S. soil is quickly dwindling down to zero.

https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/co...EoKJrNzsr3cYE0

If they get injured CALL Mexico to go pick them up!

Give them a Bandaid and a bus ticket back home.

Originally Posted by Airbornesapper07

Trump Sends Combat Engineers to Border, Along with 22 Miles of Their Favorite Defensive Tool

https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/co...EoKJrNzsr3cYE0

I Nailed it; as soon as I seen the assets they tagged to go to the border, I knew the game plan... its as if Western Journal read my post... please note; Combat Engineers become Infantry after they put out Defensive Obstacles and they are Bad Asses on Steroids