I can barely fit into the tunnel entrance ; the floor below is about 4 feet deep
At Cu Chi, about 2 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh is the amazing complex of war tunnels which is open to visitors from all over the world. The stories about the Vietnamese heroism from simple village girls and boys who singlehandedly exploded tanks, shot many American soldiers is almost unbelievable. Yet the undisputed fact is that America withdrew from the 16 year war which they were fast losing and could never win. The Cu Chi tunnels are evidence of Vietnamese resilience in the face of a superpower's military might. Coupled with the will to survive and win, they fought and won for their freedom in the most tragic of ways.
Me going into the tunnel
I could barely fit into the real tunnel entrance,with my hands straight up into the air carrying the entrance over my head.Imagine a large American soldier attempting this !
A tunnel entrance hidden from sight.
The entrance is normally covered by branches or small shrubs. There are as many fake tunnels as there are real ones and only the Vietcong guerillas know which ones are the genuine ones.
Snapping Leg Trap
This trap is located below ground by a trap door.Once any unsuspecting foot steps on top of the trap door, the leg will fall into a platform and the jaws of the 2 spiked rows will close shut. Very lethal.
Hidden Trap with Metal Spikes
This is an uncovered trap roughly 6 feet by 4 feet covered completely in grass by a revolving trap door,once something or someone steps on it, it would flip over and the person would fall head-first into a row sharp pointed metal spikes normally covered in dung or chemicals to inflict unspeakable pain.
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