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I noticed someone sneering at the PE barbed wire earlier. Keep in mind that the most common modern (since the late-70s) "barbed wire" is actually "razor tape", which is basically a long flat strip with a wire stiffener in the middle. The barbs are actually sliced out of the metal strip and bent outward a bit. This is most commonly used in spiral "concertina wire", although the razor tape is available (and used) straight and on a spool. So PE will better replicate this type of wire.
In the modern US Army you can find three types of barrier wire, razor wire, barbed wire and concertina wire.
Razor wire is usually seen atop fences like you see around prisons.
Barbed wire basically two flavors. The twisted strand type and the flat type the is bent around a heavy wire, very nasty.
Concertina come in two types see above. Concertina is the large rolls that are used to build a quick barrier and can be used to form even larger barriers. You just have to see a three row triple high barrier if you want to bee impressed with what the engineers can do. Supposedly can stop a tank too.
SB
Steve
