 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutanga muna July 2003, vapanduki veIraq vakashandisa IEDs kunanga motokari dzokupandukira dzesangano. Mazhinji eaya maIED akagadzirwa nemabhomba ehondo akatorwa mumakomba emagandanga pashure pokupinda muna 2003, zvakadai semigodhi yepasi yakatorwa zvinoputika, zvombo zvehondo zve155-millimeter zvakagadziriswa nemabhodhi anoputika uye mabhomba akachinjwa ekubhururuka e500 lb kana anopfuura, akaputika nehurongwa hwakadai sematare ekukweva uye michina yekuputika, nharembozha, magaraji ekuvhura magonhi, tambo, radio control RC, uye infrared lasers pakati pevamwe. Kuti vadzivise kudzivirirwa kwezvombo, vapanduki vakagadzirawo IEDs dzinoshandisa zvombo zvinoputika EFPs; izvi zvinonyanya kuumbwa zvidhinha zvinowanzovakwa nesimbi yakagadzirwa nesimbi kazhinji mhangura yakatarisana nechinangwa, chakananga mukati. Simba romutoro wakaumbwa rinoshandura dhisiki kuva chombo chinokurumidza, chinokwanisa kupinza nhumbi dzokurwa dzezvizhinji zvezvikepe zvomuvengi. Nzvimbo dzinowanzoshandiswa IEDs dzinosanganisira dziri pamatanda emagetsi, zviratidzo zvemumigwagwa kana kuti miti, dzakavigwa pasi pevhu kana mumirwi yemarara, dzakavanzwa sematombo kana kuti zvidhina, uye kunyange mukati memhuka dzakafa. Kazhinji kacho dzinoputika dziri pasi pemotokari kana kuti dziri parutivi, zvisinei, IED dziri munzvimbo dzakakwirira dzakadai sezviratidzo zvemumigwagwa dzinokwanisa kurova nzvimbo dzisina kudzivirirwa. Kwakanga kwafungidzirwa neWashington Post kuti kusvika ku 64 yorufu rweU.S. muIraq rwakaitika nemhaka yeIEDs. 