Funnel of Death link

DeathRodent · September 5, 2010, 09:35 PM

I didn't want to hijavk another thread and someone was asking about a "funnel of death".

This link might explains a line of site that oculd be taken as a funnel.

go about 1/3 of the way down until you see the drawing.

http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/activeshooter.html

Teuthis · September 5, 2010, 11:03 PM

That is a lot of prose. It could be summed up in a few bullet points. that are contained in the essence of the writing. It's good stuff, but I prefer something more terse and to the point.

grey sky · September 8, 2010, 08:23 PM

He is pretty wordy. But there is alot of good information on his site. I have one of his videos "How To Survive a Knife Fight" informative and entertaining.

Dwight55 · September 8, 2010, 08:41 PM

The line of sight he showed in his drawing is only a funnel shaped concept of how we see and perceive.

A true "funnel of death" is a situation or location specifically chosen by an ambusher in order to make shooting the intended targets easier and less complicated.

An example used in Viet Nam was det cord laid out on the say the West edge of a North South road, . . . as a group of targets came into the area, the det cord was blown, . . . everyone on the road would jump to the East, . . . perhaps going past the tree line on that side of the road. The actual kill zone was there, . . . the trees were full of claymores, . . . the area on the east side of the tree line became a "funnel of death".

The det cord "herded" the intended targets to the funnel of death.

Chasing the enemy up a trail to a bridge created a funnel of death as they tried to cross the bridge, . . . interlocking M60's on each side of the bridge made the funnel work.

May God bless,
Dwight

TJH3781 · September 8, 2010, 08:50 PM

I agree with Dwight55; a funnel of death is where your only escape routes are either back or toward the threat. Examples of this is a hallway or a stair way. In my training they termed these a Fatal Funnel & it had nothing to with sights & target acquisition.

nefprotector · September 22, 2010, 12:36 PM

DeathRodent, Nice Link!

September 5, 2010, 09:35 PM	#1
DeathRodent Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2006 Posts: 209	Funnel of Death link I didn't want to hijavk another thread and someone was asking about a "funnel of death". This link might explains a line of site that oculd be taken as a funnel. go about 1/3 of the way down until you see the drawing. http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/activeshooter.html __________________ You cannot arm slaves and expect them to remain slaves, nor can you disarm a free people and expect them to remain free.

September 5, 2010, 11:03 PM	#2
Teuthis Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2008 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 537	That is a lot of prose. It could be summed up in a few bullet points. that are contained in the essence of the writing. It's good stuff, but I prefer something more terse and to the point. __________________ Oderint dum Metuant

September 8, 2010, 08:23 PM	#3
grey sky Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2007 Posts: 324	Marc Mcyoung He is pretty wordy. But there is alot of good information on his site. I have one of his videos "How To Survive a Knife Fight" informative and entertaining.

September 8, 2010, 08:41 PM	#4
Dwight55 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,568	The line of sight he showed in his drawing is only a funnel shaped concept of how we see and perceive. A true "funnel of death" is a situation or location specifically chosen by an ambusher in order to make shooting the intended targets easier and less complicated. An example used in Viet Nam was det cord laid out on the say the West edge of a North South road, . . . as a group of targets came into the area, the det cord was blown, . . . everyone on the road would jump to the East, . . . perhaps going past the tree line on that side of the road. The actual kill zone was there, . . . the trees were full of claymores, . . . the area on the east side of the tree line became a "funnel of death". The det cord "herded" the intended targets to the funnel of death. Chasing the enemy up a trail to a bridge created a funnel of death as they tried to cross the bridge, . . . interlocking M60's on each side of the bridge made the funnel work. May God bless, Dwight __________________ www.dwightsgunleather.com If you can breathe, . . . thank God! If you can read, . . . thank a teacher! If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a Veteran!

September 8, 2010, 08:50 PM	#5
TJH3781 Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2009 Location: Rockford IL Posts: 149	I agree with Dwight55; a funnel of death is where your only escape routes are either back or toward the threat. Examples of this is a hallway or a stair way. In my training they termed these a Fatal Funnel & it had nothing to with sights & target acquisition.

September 22, 2010, 12:36 PM	#6
nefprotector Junior member Join Date: December 3, 2009 Location: SE Alabama Posts: 701	DeathRodent, Nice Link!