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  TUNNEL RATS: Non Gratum Anus Rodentum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
No dead tunnel rats were left in a tunnel, dead or wounded they were all dragged out with commo wire, ropes, or by a comrade using a fireman's crawl.
Upon emerging from a tunnel a rat would often whistle "Dixie" just to let the troops on the surface know he was on their side.
The pistols that were carried by the tunnel rats were varied, the **.38 Smith and wesson** was a favorite.
www.diddybop.demon.co.uk /tunnel1.htm   (2374 words)

  
 Vietnamtunnelrat.page
The tunnel rat normally stripped himself from most of the infantryman's basic load in order to operate and survive in the narrow passages.
This rat is wearing a Vietnamese produced bush hat with a locally purchased "Tunnel Rat" tab sewn on the front.
The tunnel rats were among the bravest in Vietnam, doing a job that not many others could, or would care to do.
www.tekawiz.com /Vietnamtunnelrat.html   (388 words)

  
 tunnel
Tunnel rats are treated as thieves as regards THACO, experience, HD and saving throws and also gain the normal thieving skills.
When humanoids find new tunnels to explore and new mines to dig, or when they decide to spy on their underground neighbours, the first thing they do is select a member of he tribe to be bait.
Tunnel rats have a -10% penalty to their pick pockets skill and a -5% penalty to their read languages skill.
members.iinet.net.au /~rextal/hum/tunnel.htm   (733 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The tunnels would be constructed with water traps to keep out poisonous gases and be strong enough to withstand explosions and could house barracks, armories, supply depots, air raid shelters, classrooms, hospitals and factories.
They became known as "Tunnel Rats" and were hand picked men with nerves of steel, being selected for their particular ability to stay calm in highly tense situations.
The Tunnel Rats received "hazardous pay" as extra compensation and would generally not serve for more than an average of four months.
www.vietnampix.com /poprats.htm   (223 words)

  
 RAT SIX - Vietnam War Rules
The Americans who went down these tunnels to explore and flush out the VC taking part in a series of catastrophic skirmishes underground were proud to be known as Tunnel Rats.
One "Rat" even took a Luger down the holes with him whilst "cannons" in the shape of riot shotguns, M2 Carbines with folding stocks and AK47’s were carried by the second or third man in the "rat" team and passed forward as required.
RATS may move a number of squares up to the number of action points expended (double the action points per square moving backwards.
freespace.virgin.net /pete.jones/dustoff/rat6.htm   (725 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The record starts with the question, "So, where have you guys been?" The answer begins with a powerful groove and continues through a couple of tracks that make it clear that the Tunnel Rats are back and will be demanding the attention of body, mind, and spirit for the next hour and ten minutes.
The Tunnel Rats songs are moving on a myriad of levels.
The CD goes on with the title track, "Tunnel Vision," and then into so many great tracks, great beats, and quality, deep lyrics that it would be exhausting to elucidate.
www.tollbooth.org /2001/reviews/tunnelrats.html   (357 words)

  
 Our 1999 DC Convention Diorama Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A Tunnel Rat would go under it, jostle it, and the snake would emerge and either bite the soldier (and yes, they were poisonous) or strangle them (if it was a constrictor-family snake.) This Tunnel Rat will be described in the Kitbashing/Customization section at some point.
A tunnel team consisting of US Army combat engineers (a fire support team, tunnel "rats" to investigate the tunnels, and usually a South Vietnamese interpreter - called a "Kit Carson Scout" - used to try to talk the Viet Cong out of the tunnel) is called in to reconnoiter and search for the elusive enemy.
The rat would disturb the tube the snake was in, causing the snake to shoot out of the tube and bite the rat on the neck or head.
members.aol.com /mxs3/dccon/dc-con.htm   (1811 words)

  
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Life inside the tunnels was never pleasant--the air was constantly stale, food rotted quickly in the humid atmosphere, and disease was rife--but they made excellent guerrilla hideouts and centers for revolutionary work.
These soldiers known as "tunnel rats," needed a special kind of courage to enter a dark, narrow, foul-smelling and claustrophobic passage, not knowing where the enemy was or what he would do, was something only a few men could even contemplate.
A U.S. "tunnel rat" is lowered into a VC tunnel complex by his colleagues in April, 1967.
www.angelfire.com /pa/hotshot478/TR.html   (555 words)

  
 Foreign Military Studies Office Publications - Underground Combat: Stereophonic Blasting, Tunnel Rats
Almost all of the Vietnam-era tunnel rats have left active duty by now, but the need to train for this type of underground combat remains.
Tunnels are ideal locations for a booby trap, a knife thrust from a side tunnel and cave-ins.
Digging the enemy out of tunnels appears to be a constant in guerrilla warfare and the combat engineer always seems to be the first one called for the task.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1998/981100-underground.htm   (2412 words)

  
 Cedar Falls-Grand Junction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The next day, after posting security forces, a thorough search of the tunnels was begun by engineer tunnel rats with initial negative results.
The tunnel team returned to the second tunnel complex where the Viet Cong had been flushed, but CS in the tunnel prevented further exploration.
Tunnel destruction personnel from the 168th Engineers arrived that afternoon and remained at the overnight position.
ehistory.osu.edu /vietnam/books/cedarfalls/0059.cfm   (422 words)

  
 BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Cu Chi: The underground war
Each tiny tunnel was dug by hand, sometimes at a rate of just one or two metres a day.
Kitchens to supply the tunnels' occupants with food were always built near the surface, but with long chimneys carved out through the ground to diffuse the smoke from the cooking fires and release it at a distance.
Usually stripped to the waist and armed with just a torch and a pistol, the "rats" would often spend hours at a time inching through the humid, dark tunnels engaged in a deadly game of hide and seek.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_720000/720577.stm   (781 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com
Note: The so-called "Tunnel Rats" were not special operations personnel, however due to the exceptionally dangerous and unique nature of their mission, they are included here.
The strategically important tunnel network of Cu Chi District became legendary during the 1960s for its role in facilitating Viet Cong control of a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from Saigon.
At its height, the tunnel system stretched from the South Vietnamese capital to the Cambodian border; in the district of Cu Chi alone, there were over 200 km of tunnels.
www.specialoperations.com /History/Vietnam/Tunnel_Rats.htm   (151 words)

  
 Dropzone.com Skydive Forums: Skydiving: Wind Tunnels: Welcome Tunnel Rats!
Maybe not being in the tunnel much, it didn't occur to you that freeflying in the tunnel is very different than in the air.
When it comes to tunnel flying there are certain things that you might be able to do perfectly in the sky but not at all in the tunnel.
Someone who has never flown in the tunnel or only has a limited amount of time may not realize this and inadvertently give advice trying to help but may in fact be the wrong thing to do in the tunnel.
www.dropzone.com /cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1333384   (2027 words)

  
 cMusicWeb.com: Tunnel Vision
With these lyrics, found on the first track of Tunnel Vision, the first release of the Tunnel Rats in five years, the mission has begun.
The Rats are well known in the California underground for their integrity and loud voice against the negativity of mainstream hip-hop.
Tunnel Vision has a very clean sound and each beat is noted for its simplicity.
cmusicweb.com /hiphop/tunnelrats/tunnelvision.shtml   (755 words)

  
 - Sphere of Hip Hop 2k5: Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We are 3 generations deep of Tunnel Rats that have a road paved for them so they can go out and make a living.
We are called to be Tunnel Rats, the aggressors, we are the ones that go into the gutters and clean up the mud.
Tunnel Rats and LPG may be aggressive in their rap lyrics and what we do but we are about unity and uniting the body.
www.sphereofhiphop.com /archives/000272.html   (3328 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats CD/LP and Show Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Legions of teens mob the streets, drunk on the stockpiles of state-owned liquor that were freed during the Tunnel Rat's overthrow of America.
The Tunnel Rats are more than a rock and roll band, they are an exercise in self negation, mutilation and annihilation.
Meanwhile, the notorious, always riot-provoking Tunnel Rats graced the stage with their blood, leaving behind the sweet stench of alcohol and a pile of broken mic stands.
members.ttlc.net /~tunnelrats/tratreviews.html   (1964 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats Biography
The Tunnel Rats were formed in 1993 by Duke Crevanator and B-Face (of the Queers/Groovie Ghoulies and the Real Kids).The original line-up quickly ran roughshod of the New England "scene" and were banned from every venue they played.
In 1999 the Tunnel Rats were incredibly honored by being inducted into the Confederacy of Scum.
In 2003, when the Tunnel Rats were in need of a drummer, she volunteered to learn, even though she had never played before.
www.thetunnelrats.com /bios.html   (1261 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats
Once they had been dragged underground they were buried in the foetus position in the tunnel walls and covered with a thin layer of clay.
Being stripped to the waist and slowly crawling along on their stomachs also exposed the rats to bites from fire ants that inhabited the underground labyrinths.
The pistols that were carried by the tunnel rats were varied, the.38 Smith and Wesson was a favourite.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/vietnam/tunnel-rats.htm   (2777 words)

  
 Robert Batten   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Batten, known among fellow tunnel rats as "Batman," spent his teen years in the 1950s in New Jersey, was drafted in 1962 and served his first tour abroad in Germany.
Fifteen more surrendered when the rats discovered their hiding places in compartments underneath beds and living quarters, and, in one instance, under a manure pile in a pig pen.
The man on point was responsible for going in first when trap doors were discovered in the tunnels, or when a turn in the tunnel was found.
www.nwfdailynews.com /freedom/Robert_Batten/robert_batten.html   (1112 words)

  
 HHFTS 2004
Known for their braggadocio, the Tunnel Rats continue this legacy, filling out over half of the lyric sheets with reminders of who they are and what they've accomplished.
The bottom line is that the Tunnel Rats have a goal and a plan of action.
They've improved greatly since the release of "Tunnel Vision" (most notably in the music) and they don't seem to have any notion of stopping any time soon.
www.hiphopforthesoul.com /soul2/tunnelratsreview.htm   (318 words)

  
 Virginia Dare on tunnel rats, typhoid, and taxes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It became an issue because children were living in the tunnel, not because illegal immigrants were carrying God-knows-what potential epidemics into the lettuce fields and restaurant kitchens of the United States.
The authorities, we were told, installed barriers on the Arizona side of the tunnel, which caused the diversion of the illegal-immigrant thoroughfare to an overland route outside of town — but only for a day or so, for the kids then had the gates down, and things returned to what passed for normal.
Hand-wringing and saccharine dialogue followed, and the story closed with the Bad Authorities setting a grille into the tunnel despite the fact that the poor unfortunate youths were still at large, presumably now cut off from their means of livelihood.
www.thornwalker.com /ditch/vd_94-09.htm   (876 words)

  
 m r b l u n t . c o m - Pressrelease
Founded originally in 1993, the Tunnel Rats instantly made their presence felt with challenging music and lyrics.
The Tunnel Rats tour schedule is no less challenging, but it has paid off greatly.
"Tunnel Vision" is definitive proof that the Tunnel Rats can and will continue to make music that destroys the hip-hop aesthetic and redefines is as something even more challenging and ultimately more satisfying.
www.mrblunt.com /?sec=pressrelease&page=uprok012702   (365 words)

  
 The FReeper Foxhole Studies the "Tunnel Rats" of Vietnam - January 23, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Called, a “Tunnel Rat”, a soldier in the 25th infantry spent most of his time exploring and destroying a many miles of tunnel that had been dug by the Vietnamese.
A tunnel rat's job was very dangerous, many times they blundered into a large group of the enemy.
A tunnel rat would usually wear as little clothing as possible so that he could crawl though the small tunnel without being slowed down or getting stuck in the small holes.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1063659/posts   (8259 words)

  
 War in the Villages and Tunnels
I have visited the Cu Chi Tunnels three times, seeing two parts of a vast area of tunnels first built during the war against the French and then expanded later.
Among the most courageous American soldiers in Vietnam were those who were known as "tunnel rats." They were usually smaller in stature and equipped only with knives, pistols, and flashlights.
There were tunnels in and around the area, and during Tet 1968 the village was generally loyal to the VC.
www.richmond.edu /~ebolt/history398/WarInTheVillagesAndTunnels.html   (2071 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Tunnels of Cu Chi: Books: T. Mangold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The book is organized by topic: women, doctors, American tunnel rats etc. It is not meant to be a complete story but a narrative to tell a story with a moral.
I purchased "Tunnels" to serve as historical background reading for a recent trip to Cu Chi, and was suprised to find such an informative source.
I thought this was going to be a history of the tunnel rats when in fact that was only a small part.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425089517?v=glance   (1960 words)

  
 The Tunnel Rats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It's been quite a while since we've had a newbie expo, it was a fun night and definately something we should consider monthly instead of quaterly or half yearly perhaps.
After quite some time behind closed doors having a revamp the Tunnel Rats website is now open to public visitors.
Tunnel Rats Members have access to locations, maps, detailed information, members areas of the forums and webmail access.
www.livejournal.com /community/thetunnelrats   (1607 words)

  
 :: urban smarts . com | treyqel of future shock / the inklings | interview ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Memories of being with the Tunnel Rats on tour and stuff and family get-togethers are some of my best memories.
Take a group like the Tunnel Rats for instance: they are Christians who happen to be rappers.
I personally know the Tunnel Rats and can tell you straight up that they are not ashamed of being Christians.
www.urbansmarts.com /interviews/treyqel.htm   (4103 words)

  
 HHFTS 2004
The concept is simple, the Tunnel Rats have traveled a long road to make a name in the industry.
With more emcees stepping up than your average compilation CD (somewhere in the neighborhood of thirty-five come through), it's easy to forget that this is a Tunnel Rats release.
However, when all is said and done, the Tunnel Rats hit their mark and made Underground Rise a project worth copping.
www.hiphopforthesoul.com /soul2/undergroundrise.htm   (331 words)

  
 Tunnel Rats
It is the next story, "Tunnel Rat," however, that makes the book.
"Tunnel Rat" is one of those truer-than-true stories, in which the facts are only a conduit to the underlying emotional truth.
In "Tunnel Rat," Barnes gets everything right--character, theme, movement, all the things that make this story a compact gem comparable, say, to James Jones’s The Pistol.
www.bostonreview.net /BR25.3/gold.html   (1164 words)

  
 The World of Christian Music
That seems to be the mindset of the hip hop collective known as the Tunnel Rats.
Over the years, as the rap game has changed, the Tunnel Rats have grown significantly over the years, almost doubling in size from the days of "Experience" to now.
On "The Tunnel Rats," which is their third full release as a group, the "rats" throw themselves at your eardrums and hope something sticks.
www.worldofcm.com /reviews/more.php?id=547_0_7_0_C   (458 words)

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