Contact point
Target
Firing point
Image 5. Illustrating the line of sight from a firing point to contact point. (Blue arrow represents a potential target approaching a contact point shown by the red arrow)
Firing point
Vulnerable point
Skip
Image 6. A vulnerable point created by rubble on the road forcing vehicles to reduce speed. Note that in this example the skip in which the IED main charges are located is large enough to act as the aiming marker for the firer located by the red arrow
Command wire
Contact point
Image 7. Command wire IED main charges at the contact point, camouflaged inside a skip
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