#37 by Calilasseia » Jan 05, 2014 4:05 pm
Oh that's the point, though. If anyone were going to do this properly, they'd make sure that an inspection took place, but one that missed the strategically planted anti-tank mine. Facilitated by the fact that modern anti-tank mines are more difficult to detect than their antecedents, courtesy of the absence of metal parts. Then, send her out on her little soujourn, and the moment she reaches X marks the spot, someone hidden away pushes the requisite button, and hey presto, one nice little princess aerosol.
Given the high risk involved in traversing any stretch of land known to be seeded with mines, it wouldn't be too difficult to paint this as a 'tragic accident', because real accidents of this sort have killed professional soldiers given the task of eliminating those mines. Professional soldiers whom, presumably, not only knew the risks, but knew a lot of techniques for trying to eliminate that risk, and possessed a very strong motivation not to see their testicles being propelled into the stratosphere.
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