Asteroidea anti-personnel mine

This article is about the anti-personnel mine. For the bioweapon compound, see Asteroidea.

The Asteroidea anti-personnel mine is an explosive landmine used primarily by the United Nations Space Command.^[1]

Overview

Design details

Asteroidea mines have eight arms and pressure triggers. They can be thrown through the air with ease and explode, producing shrapnel similar to the fragmentation grenade.^[1]

Operational history

Asteroidea mines were used by Spartan-IIs during Operation: SMOKING ACES, and were used to kill General Howard Graves and a team of rebel commandos.^[1]

Trivia

"Asteroidea" is the class to which sea stars belong, a reference to the mine's starfish-like shape.

List of appearances

Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 1

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Ordnance in UNSC service

Missiles and rockets

Ground-launched	Anaconda SAM • Argent V • ASRGAM-10X • Lancet • ASGM-7 • M5100 LTM

Air-launched	AAM-50XR • AGM-79C • Anvil ASM (ANVIL-II • Anvil-III • ANVIL-IV) • Argent V • ASGM-4 • ASGM-10 • ASGM-15 • MITV Pod • Phoenix missile • Scorpion missile • ST/Medusa missile

Ship-launched	Archer • Ares • Bident • Fusion rocket • Harpoon • Howler • Hyperion • Longbow • Shrieker • Rapier • Rudra • Shiva (VE-3) • Streak

Launch systems

A-74 Sylver missile launcher • ATAF missile turret • M39 rocket turret • M5920 missile launcher • M79 MLRS • M80 MLRS • Lance GMWS (M95 • M97) • M260 MLRS • M302 rocket pod • M400 missile launcher • M651 missile launcher • M/RODAS delivery system • Scimitar rocket pod • "Shoulder Angel" • Unidentified SAM launcher

Nuclear weapons

Small Fusion Destructive Device	Eris tactical nuclear weapon

Medium Fusion Destructive Device	FENRIS nuclear warhead • Fury tactical nuclear weapon • HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon

Strategic	11-B1 intercontinental ballistic missile • Harpoon nuclear missile • Hyperion nuclear missile • NOVA bomb • Rudra-class nuclear missile • Shiva-class nuclear missile (VE-3 type)

Chemical weapons

Narcozine gas • VX 7 nerve gas

Mines

Ground	Antilon anti-personnel mine • Asteroidea anti-personnel mine • Cryo mine • Lotus anti-tank mine • TR/9 antipersonnel mine • Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine • Type 18 Magnetic/Bayonet-style Claymore • Unidentified landmine 1 • Unidentified landmine 2

Space	M441 Hornet Remote Explosive System • M1011 Moray space mine