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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
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| |image=[[File:H3-Tripmine-Stages.png|300px]] | | {{Cleanup}} |
| |name=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | | |
| |manufacturer=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | {{Weapon |
| |model=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine | | | image=[[Image:Trip_mine_glowing.jpg|300px]] |
| |type=[[Landmine]] | | | name=Trip Mine |
| |cost= | | | manufacturer= |
| |width={{Convert|40|cm|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} | | | model=TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine |
| |length={{Convert|40|cm|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} | | | type=Mine |
| |height= | | | cost= |
| |weight={{Convert|21.7|lb|kg}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} | | | affiliation=United Nations Space Command |
| |ammotype= | | | size= |
| |operation=Deployed/Thrown | | | damage per hit=Very High/Lethal |
| |rate-title=Trigger mechanism
| | | fire=Deployed/Thrown |
| |rate=Instant detonation on contact | | | ammotype= |
| |accuracy= | | | operation= |
| |optics=
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| |range= | | | accuracy= |
| *Kill radius: {{Convert|10|ft|m}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}
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| *Casualty radius {{Convert|20|ft|m}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}
| | | era=Human-Covernant War |
| |service=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | | | counterpart= |
| *[[Great Schism]]
| | | counterwep=Ranged firearm fire or [[grenades]] |
| *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
| | | affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] | |
| *[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]]
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| *[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| }} | | }} |
| {{Quote|A simple proximity mine that reacts to pressure or movement.|[[Bungie.net]] stats description{{Ref/Reuse|Bnet}}}}
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| The '''TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine''' ('''TR/9 AP Mine'''){{Ref/Site|Id=Bnet|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/stats/halo3/careerstats.aspx?player=Sniper%20X%20Remix|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Career Stats|D=23|M=07|Y=2019}}, commonly known to [[United Nations Space Command]] forces as the '''trip mine''', '''"Tripper"''', '''"Skippy"''', '''"Automatic Guard"''', "'''Invisible Fence"''' or simply '''"Mine"''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=342}} is a [[landmine]] developed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=47}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''TR/9 Antipersonnel Mine''', otherwise known as the '''Trip Mine''', is a UNSC [[equipment]] item in [[Halo 3]]. |
| ===Design details===
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| The TR/9 takes a circular form, with six fins protruding off the side. The centre of the disc has another four fins that, when the mine is activated, rotate upward. The mine's activation also sees it light up and emit a high-pitched beeping noise. The mine can use trip wires or [[laser]] beams to trigger the detonator, when something large enough gets within range.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} Despite its flower-like appearance, the TR/9 trip mine is not the [[Lotus anti-tank mine]]. | | ==Background== |
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| | The trip mine can be activated by proximity or touch, but will not be activated by a crouched player. Once deployed, it can be identified by a high pitched beeping noise or by a distinctive flashing red light on its top. Its blast radius is considerably larger than a grenade explosion or rocket explosion allowing vehicles to be thrown into the air. It can be attached to vehicles and other objects and is often used to guard entrances. The activation radius is smaller than the kill radius. The trip mine can not be deactivated once deployed. It will explode after about ninety seconds if nothing triggers it. However, it can be remotely activated by projectile [[weapons]] or [[grenade]] explosions. |
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| ===Usage===
| | During the [[Halo 3 Beta]], the mine did not have an up or down. In Halo 3 if placed upside down it will usually detonate automatically. It doesn't happen often but if it is thrown onto a strange angled surface while the player is running it may bounce and flip. |
| The tripmine is employed for defensive usage, and is used in siege warfare and guerrilla tactics. They are used in the defence of perimeters or placed alongside enemy paths.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}
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| ==Operational history==
| | In the final version of the game, a Trip Mine will NOT kill a fully shielded [[Spartan]] or [[Elite]], nor will it destroy vehicles in one blast. It has been significantly weakened from the beta, and it does not, by default, spawn on any maps in Matchmaking, save [[Sandtrap]], which is only in Social games. This can make it frustrating to get the "[[We're In For Some Chop]]" achievement, as it can only be achieved now in the campaign. |
| The TR/9 trip mine was originally developed for UNSC forces, though as with many pieces of equipment, was often stolen and deployed by [[Covenant]] loyalist [[Jiralhanae]] forces during the later stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} Jiralhanae equipped with these mines were deployed during the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]] in late [[2552]].{{Ref/Game|H3|Trip Mine in-game equipment}} In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, [[Jiralhanae Jumper]]s allied with [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] also employed the TR/9 trip mines.{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 16: Escape from the Southern Fields}}
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| ==Gameplay==
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| *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).
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| *A trip mine's distinctive beeping and orange glow makes it easy to detect.
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| *The trip mine will only stay active for 90 seconds before spontaneously exploding.
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| *Trip mines can be detonated from a distance by weapons fire, and are therefore only useful when unnoticed.
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| *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]].
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| ==Production notes==
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| In earlier stages of [[Development of Halo 3|development]], the trip mine in ''Halo 3'' had a Covenant-themed texture, featuring purple metal and blue lights. This [[Cut Halo 3 equipment#Covenant trip mine|cut variant]] can be found in the files of the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'', though unused.{{Ref/Twitter|Kashiiera|1485054590542307330|Kiera キ|Quote=Today I learned a covenant tripmine exists in the Halo 3 Beta|D=13|M=02|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Twitter|Kashiiera|1492585987490426880|Kiera キ|Quote=I could make it different, the H3 beta only had the model and textures leftover not the actual equipment :(|D=13|M=02|Y=2022}} 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.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *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]].
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| *Trip mines can be used to [[Overload glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] a map or [[Flying Elephant|launch an Elephant]].
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| ==Gallery==
| | [[Image:Lotus Anti-Tank Mine or Tripmine Unarmed.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Trip Mine unarmed.]] |
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| File:H3 TripMine HUD.svg|The trip mine HUD icon.
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| File:H3-TR9-AP-Tripmine-Views.png|The trip mine's active and inactive stages.
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| File:H3 TripMine Unarmed.png|A deactivated trip mine.
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| File:H3 TripMine Armed.png|An active trip mine.
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| File:H3 TripMine Deployed.jpg|An active trip mine.
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| File:H3 TripMine Explosion.jpg|The general form of a trip mine's explosion.
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| File:H3 TripMine Inactive.jpg|An inactive trip mine.
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| File:H3 Beta CovenantTripMine Screenshot 1.jpg|The Covenant tripmine in the ''Halo 3'' Beta.
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| File:H3_Modded_CovenantTripMine_Screenshot_1.png|The Covenant tripmine restored into ''Halo 3'' via the use of [[modding]].{{Ref/Twitter|Kashiiera|1492583982617305095|Kiera キ|Quote=I restored the covenant tripmine that I recently found in Halo 3s Beta!|D=13|M=02|Y=2022}}
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Tactics== |
| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | | *When running away from a moving vehicle, a mine can be deployed in front of a moving enemy vehicle. Be careful though, it may kill not only the driver and passengers but you as well. |
| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | | *If you deploy a trip mine on top of a [[Man Cannon]], the mine will go flying out into the battle field. Though on the Beta, the trip mine would sometimes disappear entirely when thrown into the Man Cannon. It would still explode if someone or something were to go within the activation radius. |
| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | | *Also deploying the mine in the general area where the Man Cannon deposits players will kill the next person to man cannon from the base. Don't do it to your own base if your intentions aren't being a team killer. |
| | *Putting a trip mine in front of an unmanned vehicle will result in a nasty surprise to the next one entering it. |
| | *Place them in areas that are hard to see and that players need to go. A perfect example is in front of the Man Cannon. There is a downward incline before the Man cannon. Placing one here makes it unnoticeable to the player entering the Man Cannon. Be careful or the trip mine may be launched by accident. |
| | *Be sure to inform your teammates of the locations of trip mines. Otherwise, you may get a [[betrayal]] if a teammate steps on it. |
| | *In [[Forge]] trip mines can be deployed as a defensive "wall" for tight choke points. |
| | *If a deployed mine has not been detonated, it will self-destruct after a set time of 1:30. Prior to the self-destruction, the orange light on the mine will brighten and the beeping will speed up and make a whining noise. |
| | *Deploy one on a freindly warthog and have the manned 'hog kamakaze into the enemy. (NOTE! You may have to shoot your warthog's mine to make it blow up) |
| | *One of the most evil tricks, as Bungie mentioned, is to deploy a mine in the exact position where is spawns. Some players will notice that the mine is armed (by listening to it's distinct audio and visual cues), but most players will attempt to collect it, resulting a kill which would certainly not have happened if the player is attentive. |
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| ==Sources==
| | {{Equipment List}} |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{Explosives List}} |
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