Main charge
Pressure-activated ‘crush wire’ switch
Image 67. VOIED observed by the UAV in the doorway
Pressure-release anti-lift switch
Pressure-activated ‘crush wire’ switch
Image 68. Multi-switch VOIED with pressure-activated ‘crush wire’ and pressure-release anti-lift switch
OPPORTUNITY
The NSAG was aware that after their withdrawal the community would seek to rehabilitate the school in order to facilitate its use. If they could not achieve this due to the inability of the government to clear the IED contamination, then this would discredit the government, show them as weak and potentially support the case for the return of the NSAG. The state armed group had poor IEDD training and lacked equipment. This meant that they would ‘deal’ with IEDs manually.
THREAT SUMMARY
VOIEDs have probably been placed at numerous points throughout the school complex. In open areas these are likely to be subsurface high metal content pressure plates, with a main charge of up to 10 kg of HME in a plastic container located directly under the pressure plate.
Technical IED capabilities
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