How to Dropkick a Claymore Mine

Today I have a Do-It-Yourself guide on how to “dropkick” a Claymore Anti-Personnel mine for you guys.  This is a technique I learned in Ranger Battalion and was able to use later on when I was in Special Forces.  The term dropkick is of course just shorthand for a method of rigging the Claymore mine for a very fast employment when outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy.  Also known as the “red vapor mist machine” in some circles, the Claymore mine is typically used to protect soldiers in static positions such as patrol bases, or used to initiate an ambush against enemy troops.  The dropkick technique is different in that it is used by snipers, recce patrols, or other small SOF teams who are breaking contact with the enemy and attempting to escape and evade.