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{{ | {{Disambig header|the anti-personnel mine|the bioweapon compound|Asteroidea}} | ||
The '''Asteroidea anti-personnel mine''' is an explosive [[Mine|landmine]] used primarily by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO1|GoO|Chapter=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 [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|GoO1}} | |||
==Operational history== | |||
Asteroidea mines were used by [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]s during [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], and were used to kill [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] and a team of rebel commandos.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO1}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
[[Wikipedia:Asteroidea|"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]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{UNSC ordnance}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Mines]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | ||
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