Punji Stake trap

Punji Stakes: These vicious traps, most famous for being used by The Vietcong, were feared by many US troops that fought in Vietnam. The stakes, made mainly from bamboo were easy to come across and were renewable sources for the Guerillas to use. The point of these traps were to kill, but the Vietcong used them for the soul reason that they greatly depleted the morale of the US troops. The stakes were also covered in human excrement (poo) in case the fall into the trap didn't kill the soldier instantly, the poo would get into the bloodstream and cause blood poisoning. The holes were dug to be about 1-2 metres deep and then covered up with leaves, the Vietnamese citizens in nearby villages were warned by the Vietcong about where these traps were, so that the only casualties would be US troops and Southern Vietnamese soldiers.