Lotus anti-tank mine
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The Lotus anti-tank mine (sometimes stylized as LOTUS anti-tank mine), or Lotus mine for short,[1] is a type of UNSC area-denial mine ordnance.[2]
Overview[edit]
The Lotus anti-tank mine is a shaped charge.[2] Its appearance is flower-like,[1] being a disk that is approximately 25 centimeters across with spikes along the rim to stabilize it when buried.[3]
The mine may be triggered in a number of ways. Equipped with a proximity detectors,[4] the Lotus mine is effective against lower hovering vehicles, such as those used by the Covenant. The sensor may also be enabled remotely,[2] while its sensitivity can be altered for use against infantry.[2][4] The mine also has a countdown mode.[3] The mine itself is powerful enough to penetrate the armor of a Scorpion tank.[1][2]
Gameplay[edit]
Halo Wars 2[edit]
The Lotus mines appear in Halo Wars 2 as a leader ability for certain UNSC leaders and as a constructible fortification for all UNSC leaders in Terminus Firefight.
Leader ability[edit]
- Lotus Mines I
- Info: Activate to drop a line of cloaked mines. Once armed, mines explode on contact. Does not damage air units.
- Tier: 1 (Captain Cutter & Isabel), 2 (Anders & Forge)
- Cost:
25, 
100 - Cooldown: 105 seconds
- Upgrade: Increases damage and explosion size of Lotus Mines.(Isabel & Anders)
- Lotus Mines II
- Info: Activate to drop a line of cloaked mines. Once armed, mines explode on contact. Does not damage air units.
- Tier: 1 (Isabel), 2 (Anders)
- Cost: 50, 200
- Cooldown: 105 seconds
In Halo Wars 2, Lotus Mines is a leader power available to Captain Cutter, Isabel, Anders, and Forge. Whereas it is a Tier 1 leader power for Captain Cutter and Isabel, it is a Tier 2 leader power for Anders and Forge. Furthermore, Isabel and Anders can upgrade to Lotus Mines II, which has increased damage and explosion size.
When activated, three mines are deployed to the targeted location in a linear pattern; rotating the camera allows the player to rotate the pattern’s orientation. Each mine is cloaked shortly after being deployed, and will detonate when enemy ground units enter its proximity.
Serina and Commander Jerome have their own analogues for the Lotus Mines: Cryogenic Detonator and Victory Mines, respectively.
Terminus Firefight barricade[edit]
- Lotus Minefield
- Info: Creates a disposable patch of lotus mines. The slot becomes available once all mines have detonated.
- Tier: 1
- Cost: 100, 50
- Building time: 21 seconds
In Terminus Firefight, the Lotus Minefield can be constructed by all UNSC leaders on barricade slots on The Last Bastion.
Gallery[edit]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: Oblivion
- Halo: Shadows of Reach
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 39
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 27
- ^ a b Halo: First Strike, chapter 34: "The disk was a quarter meter across with spikes set along the rim to stabilize it when buried. He set the detonation selector to countdown mode, seven seconds."
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 35
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