What r they and how do they work?
This what i could find and heres the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_Betty
The German S-mine (Schrapnellmine in German), also known as Bouncing Betty, is the best-known version of a class of mines known as bounding mines. These mines launch into the air at about waist height and explode, propelling shrapnel horizontally at lethal speeds. The S-mine was an anti-personnel landmine developed by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and used extensively by German forces during World War II. It was designed to be used in open areas to attack unshielded infantry. Two versions were produced, designated by the year of their first production: the SMi-35 and SMi-44. There are only minor differences between the two models (TM-E 30-451, 1945).
The S-mine entered production in 1935 and served as a key part of the defensive strategy of the Third Reich. Until production ceased with the defeat of Germany in 1945, Germany produced over 1.93 million S-mines (Valias, 2005). These mines were responsible for inflicting heavy casualties and slowing, or even repelling, drives into German-held territory throughout the war. The design was lethal, successful and much imitated, and remains one of the definitive weapons of World War II.
The German S-mine (Schrapnellmine in German), also known as Bouncing Betty, is the best-known version of a class of mines known as bounding mines. These mines launch into the air at about waist height and explode, propelling shrapnel horizontally at lethal speeds. The S-mine was an anti-personnel landmine developed by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and used extensively by German forces during World War II. It was designed to be used in open areas to attack unshielded infantry. Two versions were produced, designated by the year of their first production: the SMi-35 and SMi-44. There are only minor differences between the two models (TM-E 30-451, 1945).
The S-mine entered production in 1935 and served as a key part of the defensive strategy of the Third Reich. Until production ceased with the defeat of Germany in 1945, Germany produced over 1.93 million S-mines (Valias, 2005). These mines were responsible for inflicting heavy casualties and slowing, or even repelling, drives into German-held territory throughout the war. The design was lethal, successful and much imitated, and remains one of the definitive weapons of World War II.
Are you speaking of the ones attached to earlier model Tigers?
Man, I thouhgt getting kicked in the err… uh… Spherical objects hurt. [xx(] Exploding shrapnel projected horizontally at waist height.
One post-D-Day picture I’ll never forget is one showing a row of KIA’ed GIs lying in the sand. One corpse was just the lower half. (Someone had thoughtfully lain a box over the unpleasant end . . .)
Well not to go off subject but make ya think we as a human race can build and engineer all these things that can take a life, but we just cant seem to be able to make cures for all the diffrent dasieases and medical problems or to find a better way to rid other countrys problems with all the mines that are killing or maming people all over the world. Kinda makes ya think a little.