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Wire obstacle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Depending on the requirements and available resources, wire obstacles may range from a simple barbed wire fence in front of a defensive position, to elaborate patterns of fences, concertinas, "dragon's teeth" and minefields hundreds of metres thick. In the military science of fortification, wire obstacles are defensive obstacles made from barbed wire, barbed tape or concertina wire. One example is the "low wire entanglement", which consists of irregularly placed stakes that have been driven into the ground with only some 15 cm (six inches) showing; the barbed wire is then wrapped and tightened on to these. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wire_obstacle   (302 words)

Mannerheim Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unlike the Maginot Line and other similar forts made with huge bunkers and lines of dragon's teeth, the Mannerheim Line was mostly built by utilizing the natural terrain. The Mannerheim Line was a defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union. The Mannerheim Line streches from the Gulf of Finland to Lake Ladoga. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mannerheim_Line   (419 words)

Wire obstacle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Depending on the requirements and available resources, wire obstacles may range from a simple barbed wire fence in front of a defensive position, to elaborate patterns of fences, concertinas, "dragon's teeth" and minefields hundreds of metres thick. In the military science of fortification, wire obstacles are defensive obstacles made from barbed wire, barbed tape or concertina wire. The "knife rest" or "Spanish rider" is a modern wire obstacle functionally similar to the cheval de frise, and sometimes called that. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wire_obstacle   (302 words)

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