3.4.VEHICLE-BORNE IED s Vehicle-borne IEDs use the mobility of a vehicle to the advantage of an armed group. They can utilise a range of vehicles from motorcycles and cars, to vans and trucks. They can be initiated by time, command or even VO switches. The VO switch is more often used as a secondary ‘protection’ switch, rather than the primary means of initiation.
The following example is a VBIED initiated by radio control (RC).
RC-initiated VBIED
Image 51. An abandoned RC-initiated VBIED
Image 52. The main charge (2 x 105 mm high explosive (HE) projectiles) co-located with the RC receiver (mobile phone), power source and detonator in the vehicle’s main load carrying area
Technical IED capabilities
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