Which has more of a phycological impact on soldiers?: Booby traps or snipers?
2007-11-20 09:44:53 · 18 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
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2007-11-20 09:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Geo-Star 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm going to assume you mean booby traps=IEDs.
Both have phycological impacts on soldiers and it will varry from area to area. If you are in Baghdad and restricted to using certin roads all the time, the fear of IEDs is understandable because you get bottle knecked and the enemy knows this. If your out in the country and can just make your own roads, the IED impact might not be as present.
Working in Baghdad, the threat of Snipers is probably the biggest consern. There are ways to defeat IEDs (not all types but some), though sniper fire is a little more of a challenge to prevent. Never the less, through rewards programs and carefull mission planning, you can curb the risk of both a little bit.
What scares me the most is the enemy knowing our reactive drills to an IED then setting an complex ambush afterwards with PSAF. Though, steps can be taken to lower the risk of this threat as well.
2007-11-20 18:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by B. Wags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booby traps and snipers? Well I am a Navy Corpsman, and the biggest thing I saw and heard was what will happen to their family if they get killed.
Alot of soldiers worry more about their families and fellow soldiers, than they do themselves, because they have accepted their jobs, accepted the terms of their jobs, risks and all, and have more worry about their loved ones than they do themselves.
2007-11-20 19:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by DJ S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both together, since as a soldier or Marine you will not be able to let your guard down to relax looking for booby traps and trying to get the sniper before they get you.
2007-11-20 18:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by boer84 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
BOTH of these have a very physiological impact on you as a soldier. Snipers are a major problem
with booby traps a very close second!
2007-11-20 18:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About even probably across the board but I would give a slight edge, meaning more impact, to the sniper. You can clear an area of bobby traps and remain in the area being fairly secure but the sniper can sneak in again and again.
2007-11-20 18:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
booby traps, there are more of them and they can injure a group of people, while a sniper takes out one at a time
2007-11-20 21:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by GRAYBOY84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not called "booby traps". They're called IED's, or improvised explosive devices. And yes... those weigh far more heavily on most soldiers' minds. Iraqis take pot shots at us all the time but have a lower success rate; because even a mis-timed IED can still kill and maim, whereas a mis-aimed bullet isn't terribly effective.... or at least not as destructive. They're both a concern; but IED's have claimed more casualties than snipers have.
2007-11-20 17:55:59 · answer #8 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are people who are trained to dismantle many types of booby traps. Sniper fire can happen at any second. I would answer your question by saying snipers.
2007-11-20 17:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by ztim 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
in vietnam, both were feared in the icorps area,but us marines had more of a worry about traps because a sniper would just end you without warning
2007-11-20 20:13:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
booby traps..... At least if you catch a sniper you can execute them on the spot (yeah it happens).
2007-11-20 18:32:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋