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{{Weapon | {{Weapon | ||
| image=[[File:H3-Tripmine-Stages.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H3-Tripmine-Stages.png|300px]] | ||
| name=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | |name=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | ||
| manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
| model=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | |model=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | ||
| type=Mine | |type=Mine | ||
| cost= | |cost= | ||
| weight= 9.7 kilograms (21.4 pounds)<ref>http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=877576</ref> | |weight=9.7 kilograms (21.4 pounds)<ref>http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=877576</ref> | ||
| ammotype=21.4 pounds/ 9.7 kilograms of high explosives | |ammotype=21.4 pounds/ 9.7 kilograms of high explosives | ||
| operation=Deployed/Thrown | |operation=Deployed/Thrown | ||
| rate-title=Trigger mechanism | |rate-title=Trigger mechanism | ||
|rate=Instant detonation on contact | |||
| accuracy= | |accuracy= | ||
| range=5 meters (20 ft.) | |range=5 meters (20 ft.) | ||
| service=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |service=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Great Schism]] | *[[Great Schism]] | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The | The trip mine is deployed as an anti-infantry or anti-vehicle weapon. It is sensitive to pressure, and can be detonated by [[weapon]]s fire or the close proximity or impact of a [[vehicle]] or infantryman. It is apparently capable of detecting the anti-gravity generators found on [[Covenant]] vehicles.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''Crow's Nest'' (''"Used by Brutes"'')</ref> The mine will explode after ninety seconds if not detonated before then. The Tr/9 trip mine saw usage during the [[Battle for Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]], both by UNSC forces and by [[Jiralhanae]] that had acquired caches of the mines. | ||
Once deployed, it can be identified by a high-pitched beeping noise, four inner spokes that rise up, and a distinctive flashing bright orange light on its top. Its blast radius is considerably larger than a [[grenade]] or rocket explosion, throwing vehicles and personnel into the air. | Once deployed, it can be identified by a high-pitched beeping noise, four inner spokes that rise up, and a distinctive flashing bright orange light on its top. Its blast radius is considerably larger than a [[grenade]] or rocket explosion, throwing vehicles and personnel into the air. | ||
==Disadvantages== | ==Disadvantages== | ||
*Sometimes, while playing in [[ | *Sometimes, while playing in [[multiplayer]] or [[campaign]], players can either accidentally run or drive over their own trip mines or those of their teammate(s). | ||
*A | *A trip mine's distinctive beeping and orange glow makes it easy to detect. | ||
*The | *The trip mine will only stay active for 90 seconds before spontaneously exploding. | ||
*Trip | *Trip mines can be detonated from a distance by weapons fire, and are therefore only useful when unnoticed. | ||
*The | *The trip mine is often difficult to use in [[split-screen]] local games due to the sound it makes when deployed, causing other players to [[screenwatch]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gameplay=yes}} | ||
*Even though it's said that this is [[UNSC]] equipment, Jump Pack Brutes always have one ready to use and no Marine or [[ODST]] has been seen | *Even though it's said that this is [[UNSC]] equipment, [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jump Pack Brutes]] always have one ready to use, and no [[UNSC Marine Corps|marine]] or [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] has been seen using one, though there are several mines in a marine base on Tsavo Highway. | ||
*The | *The trip mine's [[heads-up display]] icon, along with that of the [[Z-4190 bubble shield|bubble shield]], can be used in a ''Halo 3'' [[Emblem]]. | ||
*Trip mines can be used to [[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] a map or [[Flying Elephant|launch an Elephant]]. | *Trip mines can be used to [[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] a map or [[Flying Elephant|launch an Elephant]]. | ||
*During the initial unveiling of ''Halo 3'', a [[Bungie]] employee claimed that, "The Trip Mine is probably going to be used as a 'I got you' weapon as people only seem to drop it right before being splattered." | *During the initial unveiling of ''Halo 3'', a [[Bungie]] employee claimed that, "The Trip Mine is probably going to be used as a 'I got you' weapon as people only seem to drop it right before being splattered." | ||
*In the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'', deployed | *In the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'', deployed trip mines could stick to the bottom of a motionless vehicle. If the vehicle then moved, the mine would explode, killing all players inside of it | ||
*The shape of the | *The shape of the trip mine resembles the German-made [[Wikipedia:Teller_mine|Tellermine]] series of anti-tank mines developed and used during the Second World War; both mines are hand carried to their targets and are sometimes tossed into the way of an enemy tank in hopes of destroying it. | ||
*If a trip mine is dropped from a high location while active it will explode on impact. | *If a trip mine is dropped from a high location while active, it will explode on impact. | ||
*A trip mine will not detonate if walked over while crouching. | *A trip mine will not detonate if walked over while crouching. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape"> | ||
File:Tripminehud.svg|The | File:Tripminehud.svg|The trip mine HUD icon. | ||
File:H3-TR9-AP-Tripmine-Views.png|The | File:H3-TR9-AP-Tripmine-Views.png|The trip mine's active and inactive stages. | ||
File:Trip mine Unarmed.png|A deactivated | File:Trip mine Unarmed.png|A deactivated trip mine. | ||
File:Trip mine glowing.png|An active | File:Trip mine glowing.png|An active trip mine. | ||
File:1219024010 Trip mine.jpg|An active | File:1219024010 Trip mine.jpg|An active trip mine. | ||
File:Tripmineexplosion.jpg|The general form of a | File:Tripmineexplosion.jpg|The general form of a trip mine's explosion. | ||
File:19499384-Full.jpg|An inactive | File:19499384-Full.jpg|An inactive trip mine. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
