Lotus anti-tank mine

The Lotus Anti-Tank Mine (or Lotus for short) is a type of UNSC area-denial ordnance that can be described as "flowerlike". It is a disk a quarter meter across with spikes along the rim to stabilize it when buried.

The shaped charge may be triggered in a number of ways. A proximity sensor makes the Lotus effective against lower hovering vehicles such as those used by the Covenant. The sensor may also be enabled remotely and its sensitivity altered for use against infantry. The detonator also has a countdown mode and may be remotely triggered.

The charge itself could penetrate a Scorpion Tank The blasts from multiple mines disabled an Onyx Sentinel. The Spartan-II Kelly used a Lotus near a doorway to kill advancing Brutes during the battle in the Unyielding Hierophant in Halo: First Strike.

The Lotus should not be confused with the TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine or the Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine.