The battalion's attack bogged down at the minefield, which was deep. West saw an oaf blundering into the minefield of Communist subversion. Active countermeasures are ways to clear a path through a minefield or remove it completely. Tests involving spraying such bacteria over a simulated minefield successfully located mines. Their dialogue together finds the right notes for crossing an emotional minefield. Firebreaks are dug around the minefield to be cleared. Several specialized mines have been developed for other purposes than the common minefield. The 1st Marine Division lost 1 M60A1 tank clearing a path through a minefield. The ship and her escorts passed through an inactive Russian minefield during the bombardment. They crossed a field and then found themselves in a minefield. By 08&colon;00 safe lanes had been cleared through the minefield. He crossed through the minefield and moved forward. The German attack lost momentum when it ran into a minefield. Jojo deserts Schmitz, but sprints into a minefield and vanishes in an explosion. The Cuban government has not removed its corresponding minefield outside the perimeter.