Vietcong Booby Traps
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During the war Vietcong and NVA soldiers became highly experienced in making deadly contraptions that were responsible for the deaths of a great number of American soldiers.
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There is a whole lot more traps the Vietcong made, that the US soldiers had to come across so there will be a second part to this video. Focusing on the explosive booby traps they created.
@Yarivenra
4 жыл бұрын
There's another!? What is this? Mortal Kombat?
@abhinnahlawat9048
4 жыл бұрын
5th like boi
@hussar5329
4 жыл бұрын
You should do video about 55 days at Peking1!1!1
@batoivlogs9952
4 жыл бұрын
The Vietcong as well as the North VNese, take the weapons from Communist to kill the South VNese people. I really hate the.
@Armored_Kong
4 жыл бұрын
Other Viet Cong Traps : (Aren't even mention in the video) 1) Cartridge Trap : (A section of pipe, bamboo barrel or hole in timber with a tack nailed through the base upon which sits the cartridge with the round slightly above ground level.) 2) Grenade Trap : - These are placed along likely paths of travel with a two stakes embedded on both sides of the creek or stream with the grenade tied to one and the safety pin partially removed from the striker lever and tied by trip wire to the other stake. - Two cans are tied to trees either side of the track with the delay train and safety pins are removed and slide into the cans holding the striker levers in position. A trip wire is tied to both grenades. when the victim's foot pulls the trip wire the grenades are pulled from the cans causing instant detonation. Source : www.5rar.asn.au/weapons/boobytraps.htm 3) Rolling Spike Trap : (This trap has two rollers with pins sticking out. This means that you will get stung several times getting your leg in, and again, when pulling it out.) 4) Sticking Trap : (Step in this trap and your leg will get pierced.) 5) Clipping Armpit Trap : (Step in this trap and the wooden boards on either side begin to turn, sticking the pins straight into your leg. Furthermore, getting your leg out is going to be a problem.) 6) Window Trap : (This trap functions as it sounds, like a window. Actually, 2 windows with sharp pins in them that closes in on your leg if you walk into one.) 7) Folding Chair Trap: (This trap works exactly the same as an animal trap. When you step in it, your calves will be pierced with sharp pins from both sides in an instance.) 8) Swinging up Trap : (When you step in this trap, nothing immediately happens, however, in an attempt to pull your leg out, you will realize that that is not possible without pins sticking into your flesh.) 9) See Saw Trap : (When you step in this trap, the wooden structure would start to turn and hits you at your upper body with the sharp pins.) Source : travelfullstop.com/the-8-worst-vietcong-boobytraps-cu-chi-tunnels-vietnam/ 10) Gate Trap : (This is the gate trap. This consisted of a grenade set beneath a gate so that when a soldier went to open the gate the grenade would explode under the soldiers feet.) Source : waranalysisofvietnam.weebly.com/booby-traps.html 11) Rice Bag Bobby Trap : (String is attach to hand grenade inside rice bag. If soldier pull the string the hand grenade will explode). Source : regimentalrogue.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/2355509/vc-supply-caches/
Home alone: south east Asia edition
@ah7maw265
4 жыл бұрын
FBI open up
@thenasiudk1337
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao underrated comment
@ah7maw265
4 жыл бұрын
when u pee in a Vietnam bush "angry Vietnamese voices"
@agoosewithinternetaccessan3218
4 жыл бұрын
XD so true
@Spalbeert
4 жыл бұрын
🤦🏻♂️
It's crazy how creative humans get when we're trying to kill eachother.
@Mr-Ad-196
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh yes.
@u142
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh yes.
@razistheworst
4 жыл бұрын
Ahh ye
@shfnnghh
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh yes.
@Wassermel0ne
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh yes.
I do not know why, but stepping on a sophisticated landmine sounds a lot more pleasant than stepping in one of these rudimentary stick traps.
@beatlecristian
2 жыл бұрын
At least a landline would end it quick, right?
@Saunakiuas06
2 жыл бұрын
@@beatlecristian Depends how you step to it. If you step on it the way that your torso is straight up on the mine, you're a goner. But if you step in it with your foor being in front of torso, you might survive. Same with the spikes. If it pierced soldiers torso, they got their name on memorial wall. But if the spikes went through the foot, they had a change to survive.
@FlyLeah
2 жыл бұрын
@@Saunakiuas06 bet even amputation hurts less than a leg with spikes
@anzutheweeb9052
2 жыл бұрын
Unless it's something like a bouncing Betty also known as a de-bollocker.
@joebidenshusband2836
2 жыл бұрын
I’d rather have my leg blown off then have my whole body impaled by several spikes
Moral of the story: "Don't invade a country where bamboo grows plentifully. You will run out of ammo, they won't run out of spikes."
@creep1523
2 жыл бұрын
69, better not ruin it
@bloxracer3627
2 жыл бұрын
@@creep1523 imma do it anyway
@creep1523
2 жыл бұрын
@@bloxracer3627 oh well..
@koharumi1
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone have link to part 2
@rodrigopadilha5682
2 жыл бұрын
@@koharumi1 there's no part 2
Imagine spending months in training, given thousands of dollars of equipment, and flown around the world just to get hit in the face with a coconut with screws sticking out of it.
@maximepires2603
4 жыл бұрын
Bob, he trained for 9 months, joined the Navy seals, he went to Vietnam , K.I.A. , reason of death : a stick
@thenasiudk1337
4 жыл бұрын
I would be pissed if I was killed by some stick
@brysuagar6520
4 жыл бұрын
Years of academy training wasted
@lucasrodillo6739
4 жыл бұрын
"Directed by Robert B. Weide"
@deviantsid18
4 жыл бұрын
Bullets are metal. Metal is compressed rock. You got killed by a pebble...bang
US: Modern weapons, trained soldiers, aircraft Vietnam: s t i c c
@gorb5125
4 жыл бұрын
Aaron Farmer underated comment
@romanbukins6527
4 жыл бұрын
Le sticc to the dicc
@teodorogerald
4 жыл бұрын
Demo-Le-Man *AND SO ARE U*
@normaldude7924
4 жыл бұрын
Roman Bukins who’s there satan
@romanbukins6527
4 жыл бұрын
@@normaldude7924 No, I am just stating the overlooked fact that women in the military own it not to progressive politics but to couple bamboo whip traps.
These traps are so creative, but so horrifying at the same time.
@commanderiosifstalin4938
2 жыл бұрын
All for the uninveted guests like the US military.
@fish3166
2 жыл бұрын
@@commanderiosifstalin4938 yeah, the traps we’re like a “go away” card instead of a invitation lol
@ggmasterguiltygear6315
Жыл бұрын
Hold that L maboi
@asedonii-chan8466
11 ай бұрын
I now understand how to properly revolt against the (((pedophile government)))
American Soldier: *sneezes* Tree: Bless you American Soldier: Thank y- Wait what
@rrohitamalan
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@abdillahfauzan7965
2 жыл бұрын
wkwkwkwkwkk
@GimmeMyHandleBack
2 жыл бұрын
This is underrated
@khuinguyn4086
2 жыл бұрын
U still have lumbago?
@duyvo9465
2 жыл бұрын
coffin dance start:))
When you see the “disarm trap” prompt but die before you can react
@potgnom
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@EliWritesStories
4 жыл бұрын
When you are disarming a trap and some free weekend player runs into it and kills himself and you.
@MackieLevyn
4 жыл бұрын
Agros Leite mor RS2 Vietnam
@herbtoker8228
4 жыл бұрын
What game you talking about csgo?
@JF_HoangAnh
4 жыл бұрын
oof, press F
The psychological effect has to be brutal when you're constantly anticipating the possibility of triggering one of these booby traps.
@superspies32
4 жыл бұрын
According to what I know any US soldier hit the bear trap will have to be brought back the leg with the trap to Saigon for surgery and he will need all of his lucky to keep his leg during the surgery. And if you visited Cu Chi tunnel today you will see a tons of more deadly traps which the final one can crush entire human body if they stepped on it
@The_Greedy_Orphan
4 жыл бұрын
True, but I've also read accounts from vietcong soldiers of their fears as they endured American bombing runs as they went up the ho chi minhn trail, as well as dealing with lack of food, the weather and also the animals themselves. One account has an entire platoon being wiped out by a tiger. Also, yes markers were laid, but i wander how many vietcong soldiers knew how to look for them and walked into those traps themselves. Finally, don't think the Green berets or navy seals were sitting on their assets, plenty of ambushes were laid of the vietcong as well.
@reggieking1045
4 жыл бұрын
@@The_Greedy_Orphan I think that tiger story is rubbish unless it's a ninja tiger.
@tymontz8311
4 жыл бұрын
@@reggieking1045 you haven't been to Asia before have you
@reggieking1045
4 жыл бұрын
@@tymontz8311 lol no i haven't but i'm struggling to imagine how a single tiger can take on an entire armed military platoon without using stealth tactics or a rocket launcher. :P
The deadliest trap is where you fall in a hole into spikes, the top closes, and a radio plays commercial pop and rap 24/7
@calamity5222
3 жыл бұрын
i agree
@reapershadow2966
3 жыл бұрын
ahhh dik stabs and earrape.............. i feel the pain thinking about that >_>
@christopherzervos3803
3 жыл бұрын
Make it play Cardi B for brain cancer
@tihspidtherekciltilc5469
3 жыл бұрын
Wap Trap
@rickyrick9328
2 жыл бұрын
Edward you little disrespectful punk - you couldn't begin to imagine what those soldiers went through. You can't hold a candle to any of them.
The thing about these traps is that they operated silently. all you could hear was a scream from a few meters away from your position.
A lot of the traps were not supposed to kill, just to injure, so it took another 2 people to carry the injured meaning 3 people couldn't fight properly.
@Suth1172
4 жыл бұрын
Its a very common standard tactic, a very similar reason for Land mines.
@kurumi394
4 жыл бұрын
@@Suth1172 Mine blows up entire person: 1 person dead. Mine blows up and amputates a leg: 1 or more personnel required to carry him back, more resources required to heal him, more resources required for the home country to keep alive a disabled person
@uchieunguyen6094
4 жыл бұрын
Vietnamese people are very smart and creative in combating aggression.
@NgNicholasSonHa
4 жыл бұрын
@@kurumi394 not to mention the mental effect to the rest of the team. Will you still advance after seeing your friend loose a limp :v
@davidkayson2425
4 жыл бұрын
and when the injured man come back the camp, hundreds orther will see it and scare. that is good psychological war.
"Modern Problems require ancient solutions"
@jonrassmussen416
4 жыл бұрын
Well said👍, very relevant in today's Internet age. Also people should not give up hope in their local ingenuity to combat modern threats while fully assessing their psychological impact more than their game(or war) changing abilities. I fully believe Vietnam War was a psychological war.
@thecoolguy7403
4 жыл бұрын
@@jonrassmussen416 k dude
@tilin878
4 жыл бұрын
@@jonrassmussen416 k dude
@zmeusor6752
4 жыл бұрын
@@jonrassmussen416 ok boomer
@Mr_PotatoMaster
4 жыл бұрын
World hungry Bread/2*208 This is the Jesus solution,in 20 AC
The paranoia must’ve been enough to make some of the soldiers kill themselves....
@stevejohnson6593
3 жыл бұрын
I guess so, some must have thought that they can at least pick their way out and maybe make it less pain- and dreadful
Soldier: "When I go into war I want to die fighting for our country" Sharp stick in hole: Uhhhh about that
@lightup6751
2 жыл бұрын
*invade other countries hehe
When you bring a Christmas tree home and it starts speaking Vietnamese
@Cobratate723
4 жыл бұрын
Tyler 20 lmao 😂.
@aaaaaa-um6lx
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@2Years2Farm
4 жыл бұрын
Tyler 20 haha!!
@feldmarschallvonbraunschwe4463
4 жыл бұрын
Inb4 3K likes
@ryuzoasato6796
4 жыл бұрын
Insert confused soldier noises
Does anyone else imagine how painful it would be to fall in one of those traps? I can't stop thinking about it
@mr.freerobux2122
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah ):
@dumbbol4657
3 жыл бұрын
Remember, they declare war to Vietnam first.
@HoangNguyen-em4qr
3 жыл бұрын
@@dumbbol4657 true
@thedog367
3 жыл бұрын
It would be fucked
@dumbbol4657
3 жыл бұрын
@Robby Hendraka they droped down >10,000 bombs in Vietnam
They also had tunnels under the ground from their rebellion against the French which allowed them to disappear and reappear to get the advantage and US soldiers were forbidden to replicate these tactics to save public image.
@ksnroblox6572
2 жыл бұрын
cu chi in vie
@astrolillo
2 жыл бұрын
What public image? LOL, they already invaded the place, dosed it completely with Napalm, bombed the neighbors into oblivion, used Geneva-convention-prohibited chemicals.
@boxman7044
2 жыл бұрын
@@astrolillo you’d be surprised on where they draw the line lol
@ishrendon6435
Жыл бұрын
It wouldve been too expensive also thw US couldnt have done it without the NVA or VC knowing . Thus the US just wamted to infiltrate NVA ans VC hideouts or the tunnels that were already made. They'll be ambushed if they spent there time trying to build tunnels. The tunnels were already there by the NVA and VC so they had no issues
@builderdude9488
Жыл бұрын
That must have been so cool, if it wasn't for the fact that soldiers were recruited to go down there and hunt down the people in the tunnels
My father was in Vietnam he passed away the day after Christmas of 2022. He told me about a lot of these traps. He specifically said that they would nail the snake to doorways so that the snake was injured and irritated. Therefore immediately striking any heat that came near it. Just tossing that out there.
@Kamal_AL-Hinai
9 ай бұрын
That's good. Your father had no business in there. Good thing he came back to the family.
@SpoilerAlert__
8 ай бұрын
Rip in pepperoni
America: Guns Japan: Swords Vietnam: bamboos
@MinhthuMinhThu-gb8sp
4 жыл бұрын
Hay đấy
@MinhthuMinhThu-gb8sp
4 жыл бұрын
Vietnam:wood,bamboo,*STICC*,rubber band
@Yuki_Ika7
4 жыл бұрын
Never underestimate bamboo
@MinhthuMinhThu-gb8sp
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@minhphan2805
4 жыл бұрын
Best comment
Everybody gangsta till the squad leader falls through the floor.
@Okkomonkiainen
4 жыл бұрын
Yea they be like gangsta until he be like ending whole mans career bruh moment
@NotNicot
4 жыл бұрын
If i went back in time and watched that i'd be like "Oh did Bethesda own this place?"
@Okkomonkiainen
4 жыл бұрын
@@NotNicot BRUHHHHHH SAVAGE YOOOOO BRAHHHHHHHHHHHH
@mattfromwiisports2468
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone gangsta until the village has a barbeque
This is what walking to school was like according to my parents
@lussiansav3
2 жыл бұрын
True lol
@felixkjalleg6492
2 жыл бұрын
underrated comment
This will be a perfect excuse for not touching grass
Movie audiences: "Holy crap the traps in those Saw movies are BRUTAL!" *the trees laugh in Vietnamese*
@rejvaik00
4 жыл бұрын
*Mountains laugh in Afghan* *Soviets sweating nervously*
@kajahzanshh7355
4 жыл бұрын
Matthew Putnam Do you genuinely don’t know, or is this a joke?
@ericshively7864
4 жыл бұрын
@Matthew Putnam English: Ha ha ha. Vietnamese: Hoi hoi hoi.
@lightbulb8888
3 жыл бұрын
*laughs in Brasil photo*
@pizzawonderer5024
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, nothings as brutal as the reverse bear trap.
Some of these traps would even make the Nazis say, “bro, chill.”
@MinhthuMinhThu-gb8sp
4 жыл бұрын
I'm Vietnamese so yeah lol XD
@MinhthuMinhThu-gb8sp
4 жыл бұрын
LOL XD
@N1ghtRunner1993
4 жыл бұрын
Jawohl...
@floatingstar3494
4 жыл бұрын
Coconut gonna get chu
@aztec0996
4 жыл бұрын
The Nazis would get creamed by the Vietcong. It was on Deadliest Warrior, even lmao
DAMN. rambo Went Through A lot
@ripandtear1645
2 жыл бұрын
Rambo did make alot of vietcong traps in the movies
Now I know how to stop people from stepping on my lawn, thank you.
when you’re mowing the grass in vietnam, and the lawnmower disappears
@MrBioniclefan1
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@unfortunateson5016
4 жыл бұрын
Finally an original comment
@prasadsawant4153
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@chillman3377
4 жыл бұрын
Accidentally mince someone with it bassicly killing them with it
@razistheworst
4 жыл бұрын
*screams in Vietcong*
“So, how will this trap be activated?” Vietcong: *_tripwire_*
@antonioferrari241
4 жыл бұрын
America: How many booby traps do you have!?!? Viet Cong: YES
@EannaWithAFada
4 жыл бұрын
*hole*
@janslavik5284
4 жыл бұрын
Aaah, now it makes sense why Rising Storm 2 was made by Tripwire Interactive
@frenchpeoplearentrealpeopl5685
4 жыл бұрын
American soldiers were doomed to fall
@russiabear4044
4 жыл бұрын
lol
I admire the resourcefulness of the vietnamese. They took on the french, the u.s, china, and still came out on top.
@Nicky2414
Жыл бұрын
As an American I agree. I gotta give props to the ingenuity and tactics the Vietkong used against us. It just goes to show that superior firepower and technology doesn't always guarantee victory.
@khoichau8316
Жыл бұрын
And the Mongolians - THREE TIMES!
@DIYminhman
Жыл бұрын
And Mongolia
@mayankchauhan7558
10 ай бұрын
Japanese?
@wills5482
8 ай бұрын
And won in Cambodia despise the US supporting Pol Pot and his genocide
The Vietnam war was like a damn Saw movie.
So just to review the ground can kill you, the doorways can kill you, the sticks near your feet can kill you, the branches above you can kill you, the bridges can kill you, and the trees around you can kill you.
@delta5-126
4 жыл бұрын
Obi_Wan Shinobi.34 id just find the nearest tree and cry until i sleep,the Veit Cong or NVA find me,or my squad mate forces me to move
@hasseo195
3 жыл бұрын
The answer. First, burn all down with heavy fire. And after that, send slaves for clean up^^
@slavicity
3 жыл бұрын
@@hasseo195 Nonono. The answer. N U K E ' E M. D E W I T. I S A I D N U K E ' E M.
@rsuriyop
3 жыл бұрын
Those Vietcong clearly made the very best out of home field advantage than anyone else in any war.
@migusta5745
3 жыл бұрын
This is why we really aren’t suppose to go outside
When you turn around and notice your squadmate doing a scooby doo running-in-the-air motion then disappearing into the grass.
@wattsnottaken1
4 жыл бұрын
Jackson [REDACTED] “Shaggy and Scooby, you check that area over there” *GULP*
I just found a new way to maximize security at my house
@abelbrom6508
3 жыл бұрын
i tried it but some guy called ''the government'' sent a letter saying that i would be arrested for this and something about law en breaking it. real weird.
@Jacobtambokikoy
2 жыл бұрын
You mean like living in a jungle?
- Next time, we need to invade somewhere without all this jungle, without pits and booby traps. Somewhere plain and with clear line of sight. What are our options? - Iraq, sir. It's a desert. - Perfect!
@AL-se6kh
2 жыл бұрын
Saddam's hiding place
@ishrendon6435
2 жыл бұрын
And we still ended up in a quagmire lol
@Stickman_Productions
6 ай бұрын
@@ishrendon6435 giggity
U.S Army: Machine guns, Flamethrowers, and helicopters. Vietcong: Sharp sticks and bamboo.
@ibbeats5183
4 жыл бұрын
And ak47s and rpgs. They were funded by the USSR
@minatonamekaze6431
4 жыл бұрын
r/wooosh
@minatonamekaze6431
4 жыл бұрын
Oh alright then.
@jonangorman6341
4 жыл бұрын
@@ibbeats5183 still lost lol.
@Unus_Annus_
4 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget SKS’s
Trip wire: *exists* Vietcong: I can milk you
@yoooo4772
3 жыл бұрын
lol
@Kiwi_2004z
3 жыл бұрын
@@yoooo4772 what a name 😂
@pokebreeder2517
3 жыл бұрын
imagin if jigsaw was on the viet cong side. the war would have been 100% worse.
@maythoichaipettuong3298
3 жыл бұрын
US military: I'm thirsty Tree: hi?
@JembutTerbakar
Жыл бұрын
@@pokebreeder2517 that would be great
Fun Fact: Vietnamese bears do exist and are endangered today and are now incredibly rare due to the conflict.
When you hear the cliché of the Vietnam soldier saying “their in the trees man” ... I’d imagine that comes from them seeing or hearing about people just walking and suddenly an arrow comes out of nowhere and kills someone... no gunfire, no enemy present... that would definitely mess with your mind
“No stepping on the grass” just got more deadly
@kamikaze6198
4 жыл бұрын
"No open the bag" is the new slogan
@comradeviper4054
4 жыл бұрын
They say not no stepping on the grass... But then you realize that all of the ground ahead of you is mud and grass...
@mitchellbarton7915
4 жыл бұрын
Hey. Don't give me ideas.
@theskullboy8700
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine an old man putting these traps in his lawn
@shorizo6082
4 жыл бұрын
I was going to say something but I realized how sadistic it was so, I won’t say it
I wonder how many of these traps are still out there
@oklano1000
4 жыл бұрын
Many civilians death after the war by mine or trap like this that left unknown .
@oklano1000
4 жыл бұрын
1 more things , because i'm a Vietnamese . Just about 5 or 6 years ago i'm witness a man built a his new home . His crews dug up the land and found a massive bomb with the size of the 2xhuman that left in the ground for 50 years that haven't detonated yet . Luckily no one hurt , the bomb still alive , the military show up and disassembled it .
@Gold139
4 жыл бұрын
@@oklano1000 Traps area easily dispatched, as long as the ones who set it know the locations. Not many ppl die from traps, but from concealed mines, grenades, bombs etc. These were buried by the american, northern and southern vietnamese troops, so it's impossible to disarm every single one hidden out there. It's getting rarer though, less than 10 every year.
@innuendo3085
4 жыл бұрын
Imma viet too lol, village I grew up in used a bomb shell as a school bell xdd
@oklano1000
4 жыл бұрын
@@innuendo3085 Lol yeah , people split the bomb and sold for money lol
Just joined as a member. Loved this video. Keep them coming, Simple History.
6:31 Also known as "Springlock failrure, vietcong edition."
Us soldiers exist Trees : we don’t do that here
@Litovskyy
4 жыл бұрын
More like...... American:we will liberate this Country from Dirty Communism North Vietnamese:we don't do that in here
@lightningstudios113
4 жыл бұрын
Deejay Greg beaver: ima stop you right there
@tuanlong2607
4 жыл бұрын
@@Litovskyy yep, u really look like ur thumbnail.
@Marcus-eb2vn
4 жыл бұрын
I am the lorax i speak for the trees and the trees say Touch another tree and I'll break your fucking kneecaps
@savagecaz
4 жыл бұрын
@@Marcus-eb2vn 😆
US Military: “We will spend trillions of dollars on the most high tech weapons the world has ever seen!” Defeated by sharp sticks.
@ramblingrob4693
4 жыл бұрын
They sorted the USA with just fear of a trap. USA never learn. They only know how to drop bombs
@kyokogodai-ir6hy
4 жыл бұрын
Not defeated by sharp sticks. They were defeated by propaganda and Communists back home.
@miniaturejayhawk8702
4 жыл бұрын
@@kyokogodai-ir6hy thats litterally what the Germans said after WW1 and we all know what happened next...
@allenatkins2263
4 жыл бұрын
@Chí Phèo nguyễn ok ,who flung dung.
@Hanzy_Panzie
4 жыл бұрын
also dropping those "high tech" weapons for some good old AKs
As an American, I gotta give props to the ingenuity and tactics the Vietkong used against us. It just goes to show that superior firepower and technology doesn't always guarantee victory.
The hornet trap then surrounding it with bamboo traps is genius
US: how do we lose to a bunch of farmers? Britain: First time?
@the.guy.who.asked420
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@aridicaexmontaudon1296
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine fighting a guerilla war and still losing more men
@the.guy.who.asked420
3 жыл бұрын
I see an English person in the comments
@jeremysebastian5277
3 жыл бұрын
Australian: *laughs in emu*
@luzpavas2943
3 жыл бұрын
Ecuador:laughs in goat
Americans: gangsta til' the trees start talking Viet Cong: gangsta til' there's orange jelly raining from the sky
@lampuhijau9900
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@weezerati4739
4 жыл бұрын
I like your soldier avandtar
@letter_e8940
4 жыл бұрын
Nah, the vietcong stil be gansta
@justnoob8141
4 жыл бұрын
Panda Chan Ever heard of Agent Orange?
@thesecondmexicanempire5742
4 жыл бұрын
Russians gangsta til’ the snow starts speaking Finnish
Seeing this, I believe these are the kind of traps that Rambo uses.
I always heard too that these traps were specifically designed to maim and injure instead of outright kill. Then the platoon had to deal with an injured soldier causing them even more issues.
KZread: Did someone say...BOOBY? *D e m o n e t i z e d*
@SlyCooper1920
4 жыл бұрын
*Uno Reverse Card on youtube*
@TheNeXusCore9032
4 жыл бұрын
*Video shows US soldiers getting impaled and their blood spews out in an educational video* KZread: *EXCUSE ME!?*
@ginostrains8263
4 жыл бұрын
KZread is against the United States so they wouldn't demonitize them
@jamesmoriarty9433
4 жыл бұрын
@@ginostrains8263 Facts
@Kingdisco5005
4 жыл бұрын
Man if this video gets demonetized it's not gonna be because of booby lmao
You can use booby traps in any point in history and they’d still be effective
@hughquigley5337
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if the Russians used them in WW2 against the advancing Germans... yikes.
@stellakurogane4095
4 жыл бұрын
@@hughquigley5337 they need to place them onwell hidden olaces cuz their place are mostly snow
@stellakurogane4095
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine the japanese used this to defend every island
@stellakurogane4095
4 жыл бұрын
@@Mitrunk thy eould need a large hole
@das3610
4 жыл бұрын
Hugh Quigley they had traps but they were more disguised bunkers. They were in villages and made to look like farmhouses, until they opened fire. Could be effective as an ambush sometimes.
US army: we have high tech weapons VC: Bamboo goes stab-stab
It is incredible that the Vietcong fought a stronger foe and utterly destroyed them physically and mentally by using the environment.
Americans: we have napalm highly train soldiers and high tech weapons Vietcong: we have sharp sticc dat hurt
@jibrankhantareen7300
3 жыл бұрын
Bow & Arrow : Legends don't die
@jibrankhantareen7300
3 жыл бұрын
@Jamie because soldiers need a moral compass to fight a war. USA soldiers are just mercenaries.
@giovannigumalo969
3 жыл бұрын
Who would win? America: Has high tech weapons and equipment , Highly trained and experienced soldiers , High tech vehicles and is mostly motorized Veitnam: Has a lot of sharp sticks
@ethanhwang4287
3 жыл бұрын
@@giovannigumalo969 vietnamese because, knowledge is power and americans only have power
@drakadog7405
3 жыл бұрын
And AK-47 and SKS and RPG , and SAMS ,and RPK , And PK and mortars and Long range and AA artillery grenades and mines and MIGS all lavishly Supplied by China and the Soviet Union . The NVA were very well trained and North Vietnam was filled with Soviet Advisors.
I swear these guys were the producer and writer of the traps from Home Alone
@Mika-du4po
4 жыл бұрын
Yeh there all vietnam war veterans
@mjstudios7760
4 жыл бұрын
hehe my grandfather was a vietcong ( he sacrificed in 1972)
My father was a military and I found a little book about Booby traps at his house when I was a kid and it really impressed me. One of which this video don't talk about is little bullets buried in the ground. You step on it, trigger it and just fire your leg from above...
@Ben-Dover777
10 ай бұрын
Doesn't make any sense How does triggering a tiny bullet that's in the ground cause you to get shot from above?
@LOTHRIX17
10 ай бұрын
@@Ben-Dover777so what he meant to say is that it would blow the top of ur foot off LOL So they would put a small nail into the bullet in the ground facing upwards, when someone steps on that it would put enough pressure on the nail to fire the bullet thereby blowing the top of ur foot off as it would be the exit wound😃 Interesting stuff he just worded it differently, hope that helps🤗
Would you do a video on boobytraps of ww2? Some soldiers would deliberately leave grenades for the enemy, but with fuses that blow up right when the pin is pulled. Another method used when abandoning some place would be to hook up explosives to a picture frame on a wall that is slightly askew, and generally officers being neat freaks would straighten out the picture only to get blown up. Bunch of different methods were used. Would be cool to see a video about from you.
me: tries to find a tree to piss behind tree: *uhhhhh.... occupied*
@thecoloneljames2440
4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous 821 Yo
@themagicslinky1773
4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous 821 Yo
@whoisrizzyy
4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous 821 yo
@Buddysmom
4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous 821 yo
@brookswashere4661
4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous 821 Yo
When John Rambo used all of these traps against the Vietcong *Ironic.*
@slamblamboozled1245
4 жыл бұрын
Did he though? Pretty sure it was the NVA.
@orcokiwo6703
4 жыл бұрын
👀Need to check the last one to see how he takes care of the Mexican cartel
@anonymousgeek8633
4 жыл бұрын
@@merttopcu3085 because it's history and the u.s hasn't lost many wars
@merttopcu3085
4 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousgeek8633 hahahahshshahhshahahahahahajhahahahshsahahhahahahahsahhh Yeah looking from your point rambo is real too. And you didnt lose nam.
@anonymousgeek8633
4 жыл бұрын
@@merttopcu3085 umm ok? I know we have lost wars. Nam was a failure. Your so childish lmao
Long live the vietcong fighters who made yankies cry bleed and weep 😍😍😍😍😍😍
These videos are fantastic! Great job!!! 👏🏼😎
When the Lorax starts telling the trees to kill people.
@trtlgrrl
4 жыл бұрын
Why is this underrated
@trtlgrrl
4 жыл бұрын
@Bois shower don't drop teh tvål how come there's no dislikes or comments saying so
@trtlgrrl
4 жыл бұрын
@Bois shower don't drop teh tvål how? I didn't write the comment
@thetrue7sparks
4 жыл бұрын
@Bois shower don't drop teh tvål To who? The fucking Lorax?
@comradeviper4054
4 жыл бұрын
The Lorax is a comrade...
Americans: sir we have burned down the trees we have the upper hand. Ground: oh hoho you don’t know what’s up
@flibbernodgets7018
4 жыл бұрын
Well not you, certainly, because you are the ground. You are down. :P
@wallstreetbro
4 жыл бұрын
Soo bamboo?
@lf9073
4 жыл бұрын
burn the ground
@mogusgaming6773
4 жыл бұрын
Louie Fox, you are the smartest person in the world
@exicutioner161
4 жыл бұрын
What about the bridge traps? Burn the water!
thanks, i needed this
This helped me come up with ideas for my trap element. Thanks
Broke: *when the trees start speaking Vietnamese* Woke: *when the ground starts speaking punji trap*
@Chuked
4 жыл бұрын
Bowen Chen hi
@jonnytest3124
4 жыл бұрын
When the snow starts speaking Finnish
@cadetflamen12
4 жыл бұрын
Bowen Chen is probably a trap
@Anonymous-dn3zq
4 жыл бұрын
punji pit: *oH hELLo THErE*
@fozz141
4 жыл бұрын
When you pee on a bush and then you hear an ak sound, at last you heard:" đjt m* mày" from the bush
Every Person that survived the Vietnam war while fighting: *We lost alot of men but never saw the enemy*
@SnakeP1tPoetry
4 жыл бұрын
@@TakeThisL.. Whats funny about that?
@urfatherless6172
4 жыл бұрын
@@TakeThisL.. *Ahhh yes so death is funny?*
@shadowking6227
3 жыл бұрын
I love Vietnamese :)))
@Mygg_Jeager
3 жыл бұрын
@@TakeThisL.. what are you talking about? Vietnam is one of the most successful societies and economies of South East Asia lmfao. They did fine without the US, France, China, Russia, or Thailand telling them what to do.
@grims2947
3 жыл бұрын
Eric Garcia is butthurt
Imagine you set up a trap and forget where it is so a few years later you get xp for a kill
@Nahddjehdjshd
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine a vietnam who wasent remenbering where he put he trap and he kill himself bruh
Timestamps for you people :D 0:00 - Sponsor / Intro 1:15 - Introduction 3:31 - Punji Stakes 5:02 - Spike Boards 5:19 - Trap Bridge 5:54 - Venus Fly trap 6:15 - Side Closing Trap 6:36 - Bear Trap 6:59 - Tiger Trap 7:25 - Mace Trap 8:08 - Door Trap 8:33 - Bamboo Whip Trap 9:07 - Snake Pits 9:51 - Horney Trap 10:19 - Arrow Trap 10:55 - Booby trap markers 11:58 - Outro
@krish4134
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, u a real one👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@ZekeorSomething
11 ай бұрын
It has chapters now so no need for that
@krish4134
11 ай бұрын
@@ZekeorSomething I presume his comment was posted before the chapters were added
@ZekeorSomething
11 ай бұрын
@@krish4134 You're probably right
@TheScience69
10 ай бұрын
Horny trap lol
Worst part of these boobytraps apart from causing damage physically is the part that gets into the opposing soldiers mind. When having to think about every little step or move you make might be causing you to die a slow and meaningless death it cripples any army.
@tashkent561
2 жыл бұрын
Apart from also seeing a fellow soldier falling on one of them.
@fruchtyo
2 жыл бұрын
69th like
@johaldoronaldo9393
2 жыл бұрын
Meaningless? There was a great purpose for those booby traps. FEAR.
@tup4443
8 ай бұрын
@@johaldoronaldo9393 and the ocasional free kill.
When your hiking in Vietnam and the floor opens beneath you mY tImE hAS cOmE
@cloverseer9836
4 жыл бұрын
there are probably still some unactivated traps like punji sticks still active from the war.
@schretlenaugustijn2391
4 жыл бұрын
@@cloverseer9836 well that's terrfying!
@AnkurRoy-bi9yz
4 жыл бұрын
you're
@marc13bautista
4 жыл бұрын
@Trung Lê Quốc That's pretty nice to know.
@arifsalahudin6673
4 жыл бұрын
Thx for noting. I won't be going hiking there 😅
Hi Simple History , Thank you
What's worst is that most of those traps are non lethal and instead designed to cause as much pain as possible
@rooty
10 ай бұрын
That's a common tactic in war because a death is one less soldier on the battlefield, but a wounded soldier is one less soldier plus all the resources needed to care for them.
@mifigor1935
10 ай бұрын
@@rooty not only that. When soldier dies you burry him and move on (it's not THAT simple but you get my point) with a dying soldier it's a lot slower and it definitely crushes morale
@buffsniper
5 ай бұрын
They were designed to damage The soldier as much as possible, so surviving would Be almost impossible
Imagine being the person who put down a trap and forgetting where it was and dying by the trap
@AvoDoesStuff_
4 жыл бұрын
Me irl.
@jorgyr36
4 жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine said he did that with mines in a training exercise, he was the only "casualty" of the whole exercise! Lol
@JF_HoangAnh
4 жыл бұрын
Oof
@dsnuts6044
4 жыл бұрын
Translators are a thing, and they wouldn't ignore a bigass sign lol
@khanhannguyen8740
4 жыл бұрын
There was no Vietnamese died by their trap- Wikipedia.
When “Get off my lawn!” goes too far
@12owz.r3olu9
3 жыл бұрын
heh
@alupadynasty2203
3 жыл бұрын
*too
@faisal3398
3 жыл бұрын
What's at far? And why does it want to go there?
@CatsTodayorTommorow
3 жыл бұрын
faisal3398 🤦🏽♂️
@Ismail-tp1wn
3 жыл бұрын
Take my like and gtfo.
Even though I am a Vietnamese, I still amazed at how ancestors can create all of these
@TruthSeekers13
Ай бұрын
Your ancestor was a master of traps
Now it makes sense how the US took a L here.
US Presidents during Vietnam War: "Guys we have to continue the fight, there's a lot at stake." Vietcong: "Stake, you said?"
@Shadow-sq2yj
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of lives at the stake
@jfgilbert790
3 жыл бұрын
there was a typo in the traslation... they got there is a lot a stick
@Chuked
3 жыл бұрын
Well they didnt want vietnam to be influenced by the communists so there was a lot at stake... Vietnam is very influential in the asian eastern world
@Vikingr4Jesus5919
3 жыл бұрын
@@Chuked From what I learned, they weren't even planning to be full-blown Communist, they sought for a structure to make as their government once they thought they were free from French Colonial occupation. Hard thing is, Ho Chi Minh was initially on very friendly terms with the USA, quoting even from some of their presidents. They wanted freedom from occupation (and Vietnam has been foreignly occupied by many countries even before France). But when France "wanted so badly its colony back" after the Japanese defeat and after WWII, the US decided to side with them instead of the Vietnamese. The rest is tragic history.
@rrohitamalan
2 жыл бұрын
😂
US soldier: *takes piss in a tree* Tree: EW US soldier: ... Tree: ...
@fiquri8745
4 жыл бұрын
Tree 1: Người lính mcdonald này đang giận tôi Tree 2 :chỉ đâm anh ta trong tinh ranh của mình
@t-34onsnow47
4 жыл бұрын
@@fiquri8745 Google translate?
@spookyengie735
4 жыл бұрын
@@UnitedInuYasha something along the line of the american annoy tree 1 so tree 2 stab the mcdonald soldier in the balls
@chillman3377
4 жыл бұрын
Tree is traumatized
@fiquri8745
4 жыл бұрын
@@t-34onsnow47 yes
Real life soldiers: screaming for help / in pain Simple History: D A N C E
@AL-se6kh
2 жыл бұрын
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You are a great history teacher
Feels like a combination of "Home Alone" and "Saw"
@gwmitchell1980
4 жыл бұрын
With a sprinkling of Ewoks
@gwmitchell1980
4 жыл бұрын
And pinch of Annie v Predator
@Green_Bullet
4 жыл бұрын
Home alone: lost on the ho chi min trail
Our imagination is limitless when we look for ways to kill
@cv4809
4 жыл бұрын
@ZMan1471 so basically...kill
@buster117
4 жыл бұрын
Am surprised your comment is not successful
@googane7755
4 жыл бұрын
@@cv4809 These traps were made with the purpose of slowing american patrols and search and destroy parties by wounding them and thus to waste time and money covering their treatment. If they died while in treatment thats all the better.
@nhatnguyenminh9369
4 жыл бұрын
A ways to kill enemy slowly in pain and suffering
@razark42
4 жыл бұрын
Kill an enemy, take one out of the fight. Wound an enemy, you take him and anyone aiding him out of the fight. The dead guy is quiet. The wounded one is screaming and demoralizes his companions.
I truly have nothing but respect for the soldiers who fought over there
@TheMolabola
3 жыл бұрын
yes respect imperial invading soldiers...
@minhhaiinh8313
2 жыл бұрын
@Generic rapper we wanted to "unify" the Northern and Southern sides because America was invading, key word "invading".
@Mark-Wilson
2 жыл бұрын
@Generic rapper it was a Civil War why would they interfere they will support anyone who's against communism including terrorists in middle east in cold war
@sph9564
2 жыл бұрын
@@minhhaiinh8313 that’s not how civil wars work
@minhhaiinh8313
2 жыл бұрын
@@sph9564 oh and you would know all about it wouldn't you
My dad was stationed in Phu Bai just outside Hue. He was 101st Airborne on a Chinook.He would occasionally tell stories when I was little. He did in 2020 with complications of Agent Orange.
“Noooo you can’t just use a bunch of traps to win a war” “Haha funny bamboo do stab stab”
@sunmariney.2877
4 жыл бұрын
Haha hornets go bzzzz
@leikkkkkkkkkkkk5788
4 жыл бұрын
I must see this in meme format, someone PLEASE make a meme in paint 4 me
@bungiecrimes7247
4 жыл бұрын
Where the funny at?
@Chuked
4 жыл бұрын
Bungie Crimes haha funny bamboo trap
@riuhkambing7214
4 жыл бұрын
what?
*For some reason* I feel anxious stepping on grass now
@Gamer88334
4 жыл бұрын
Duchi unless you live in Vietnam, don’t be. If you do, be careful. I hear there are still active land mines in Vietnam and other parts of the world. For anyone who’s wondering why they haven’t been dug up and disarmed yet, do you really think you’re going to remember where every single land mine you’ve placed in any country is?
@juanito7429
4 жыл бұрын
first most of those mine are broken and been found and It is safe to walking in most of our forest now
@Gamer88334
4 жыл бұрын
B3ndy Ah. Okay. That info’s a few years old anyway. We still have American Civil War weapons and projectiles over here though. They’re just buried in the ground or are underwater.
@juanito7429
4 жыл бұрын
nah it is newest info
@juanito7429
4 жыл бұрын
just like what u set some bombs that US drop is still buried in our land but those bombs are buried really deep
Hard to believe people can do this to each other.
America: We have the most advanced force in the world. Also America: Lost to sticks bamboos and coconuts.
When the trees and the floor start moving, *oh neptune*
@Chuked
4 жыл бұрын
Roman Elite hi
@Anonymous-dn3zq
4 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOL
these traps are creative, clever, super horrible and fearsome at the same time. Tactical purposes aside, these traps themselves are much worse than those jumpscares we see in movies.
Your channel is really nice 👍👍
Hey grandpa, look at this bamboo tripod! I wonder who made it? Grandpa: *Vietnam flashbacks*
Saw: we have deadly traps. Vietcongs: Amateurs.
@rejvaik00
4 жыл бұрын
Afghans: Amateurs
@kamanashiskar9203
3 жыл бұрын
@@rejvaik00 America SUCKS at wars.
@themutualfriend5286
3 жыл бұрын
Vietcong*
@jakew.9905
3 жыл бұрын
@@flynncarter229 AMATURES
@williamcook7339
3 жыл бұрын
@@kamanashiskar9203 I wouldn't say that's true we have won the majority of wars we've had
Now I wouldn't cry out loud after stepping on those Lego bricks ever again.
Vietcong traps are like something out of a saw movie