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Though not an official name, the '''Brute Land Mine''' can be seen on ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki />'s multiplayer level {{Levelname|Sandtrap}}.
The "'''jumpmine'''" is a [[Covenant]] [[Spike weaponry|spike]] explosive [[mine]] manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Map|Id=h3|H3|Sandtrap}}{{Ref/Note|Id=name|While never officially named, the explosive is named as <code>jumpmine</code> in ''Halo 3'' game files. Should an official name be provided, this article should be updated accordingly.}}


==Description==
==Overview==
The [[Brute]] Land Mines are defensive security measures designed by unknown forces (presumably by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces) to eliminate individuals that trespass beyond the map's border. When an individual trespass this border up to a certain length, these mines will automatically eject themselves from their buried position, rising vertically about two-three meters above ground, and detonate in a [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|UNSC fragmentation grenade]] style.
===Design details===
The jumpmine is a [[Wikipedia:Bounding mine|bounding mine]] designed to [[Wikipedia:air burst|explode above a target]]. Its overall design resembles the [[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade]], with spikes protrusions on its tip and body. Buried in vast minefields composed of hundreds of individual devices, these explosives are used to protect specific locations from troop movements. When an individual trespass this border up to a certain length, these mines will automatically eject themselves from their buried position, rising vertically about two to three meters above the ground, and detonate. As such, they can shower intruders—infantry or vehicles—with explosive debris. The mines are less effective against aerial targets, because they can only reach and explode on a relatively short height above the ground.{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}


Since the mines are designed to [[Wikipedia:air burst|explode above a target]], they can shower the crews of vehicles like the [[Mongoose]] or [[Prowler]], or regular infantry that are foolish enough to venture into the minefield, with explosive debris. The mines are less effective against aerial targets (due to the fact that the mines could only reach and explode on a relatively short height above the ground) unless the player is flying relatively low to the ground. The mines can injure players even with invincibility turned on, when shielding inside a [[Bubble Shield]] or behind a [[Deployable Cover]], similar to the [[Automated Plasma Turret]]s in Snowbound.
===Operational history===
At some point, Jiralhanae occupiers seized control of some nondescript [[Forerunner]] [[Sandtrap|ruins]] on [[Installation 00]], and planted these mines in the desert around the ruins to keep potential intruders out. The minefield, however, proved to be ineffective at keeping the [[UNSC]] forces of the {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} out of the area.{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}


The visual design of the Brute Land Mine looks very similar to a larger version of the Brute [[Spike Grenade]], though without the handle or the three spikes on the top edges.
==In-game information==
===''Halo 3''===
The jumpmines appear exclusively in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map [[Sandtrap]]. If players attempt to leave the map boundary set by the blinking lights at the edge of the play area, the jumpmines eject from the ground and detonate. Similar to the {{Pattern|Shuku|sentry turret}} in [[Snowbound]], the mines can injure players even when they are inside a [[bubble shield]], or behind a [[deployable cover]]; even players under the effects of invincibility enabled by game settings would be killed in the explosions. If a player is killed by one of the mines, the kill will be credited to [[the Guardians]]. [[Overload glitch (Halo 3)|Overloading]] the map will remove the jumpmines from the match and prevent them from spawning by the player.{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*The landmine bears similarities to the [[Wikipedia:World War II|WWII]]-era [[Wikipedia:S-mine|S-mine]], more commonly known as the "Bouncing Betty".
*The jumpmine is likely based on the [[World War II|WWII]]-era [[Wikipedia:S-mine|S-mine]], more commonly known as the "Bouncing Betty".
*[[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|Overloading]] the map will remove the landmines from the match and prevent them from spawning.
*The jumpmine shares [[:File:H3 "jumpmine" spike grenade mesh data.png|model]] and [[:File:H3 jumpmine claymore shader guerilla.png|shader data]] with the [[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade]]. Superficially, the jumpmine appears to be a spike grenade without a handle and the tactile spike protrusions around the top.
[[Category:Explosives]]
*Multiplayer Design Lead [[Tyson Green]] pursued the use of jumpmines in Sandtrap. According to environmental artist [[Justin Hayward]], the jumpmine was a test of a system to prevent players from leaving the area, the other idea being the [[shrine defender]]s, which fire lasers at players that leave the play area. During development, the team tested both jumpmines and shrine defenders. Ultimately, the jumpmines were an ineffective barrier; they took too long to detonate and players can outrun their explosions. However, the team was unable to replace the jumpmines on Sandtrap with shrine defenders before the game shipped. The shrine defenders would later fulfil the same role in [[Sandbox]] from the [[Mythic Map Pack]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Sense of Scale - Postmortem|D=13|M=10|Y=2014}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3_Sandtrap_BruteMine.jpg|The jumpmine as it appears on [[Sandtrap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:H3_Sandtrap_LandmineActivation.png|A jumpmine activated by a Spartan riding a Mongoose in ''Halo 3''.
File:H3 claymore grenade texture wo alpha.png|Texture file shared between the spike grenade and the jumpmine.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Covenant ordnance}}
[[Category:Mines]]
[[Category:Spike weapons]]
[[Category:Jiralhanae weapons]]

Latest revision as of 06:03, June 26, 2024

This article is based on canon information, but the article's title is conjectural and/or uses descriptions as the title, as there is currently no official name for the subject.
Jumpmine
A transparent crop of the jumpmine from Sandtrap.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory (presumably)[Note 1]

Type:

Bounding mine

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War[1]

 

The "jumpmine" is a Covenant spike explosive mine manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1][Note 2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The jumpmine is a bounding mine designed to explode above a target. Its overall design resembles the Jovokada Workshop spike grenade, with spikes protrusions on its tip and body. Buried in vast minefields composed of hundreds of individual devices, these explosives are used to protect specific locations from troop movements. When an individual trespass this border up to a certain length, these mines will automatically eject themselves from their buried position, rising vertically about two to three meters above the ground, and detonate. As such, they can shower intruders—infantry or vehicles—with explosive debris. The mines are less effective against aerial targets, because they can only reach and explode on a relatively short height above the ground.[1]

Operational history[edit]

At some point, Jiralhanae occupiers seized control of some nondescript Forerunner ruins on Installation 00, and planted these mines in the desert around the ruins to keep potential intruders out. The minefield, however, proved to be ineffective at keeping the UNSC forces of the UNSC Aegis Fate out of the area.[1]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 3[edit]

The jumpmines appear exclusively in the Halo 3 multiplayer map Sandtrap. If players attempt to leave the map boundary set by the blinking lights at the edge of the play area, the jumpmines eject from the ground and detonate. Similar to the Shuku-pattern sentry turret in Snowbound, the mines can injure players even when they are inside a bubble shield, or behind a deployable cover; even players under the effects of invincibility enabled by game settings would be killed in the explosions. If a player is killed by one of the mines, the kill will be credited to the Guardians. Overloading the map will remove the jumpmines from the match and prevent them from spawning by the player.[1]

Production notes[edit]

  • The jumpmine is likely based on the WWII-era S-mine, more commonly known as the "Bouncing Betty".
  • The jumpmine shares model and shader data with the Jovokada Workshop spike grenade. Superficially, the jumpmine appears to be a spike grenade without a handle and the tactile spike protrusions around the top.
  • Multiplayer Design Lead Tyson Green pursued the use of jumpmines in Sandtrap. According to environmental artist Justin Hayward, the jumpmine was a test of a system to prevent players from leaving the area, the other idea being the shrine defenders, which fire lasers at players that leave the play area. During development, the team tested both jumpmines and shrine defenders. Ultimately, the jumpmines were an ineffective barrier; they took too long to detonate and players can outrun their explosions. However, the team was unable to replace the jumpmines on Sandtrap with shrine defenders before the game shipped. The shrine defenders would later fulfil the same role in Sandbox from the Mythic Map Pack.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • The jumpmine as it appears on Sandtrap in Halo 3.

    The jumpmine as it appears on Sandtrap in Halo 3.

  • A jumpmine activated by a Spartan riding a Mongoose in Halo 3.

    A jumpmine activated by a Spartan riding a Mongoose in Halo 3.

  • Texture file shared between the spike grenade and the jumpmine.

    Texture file shared between the spike grenade and the jumpmine.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Given the jumpmine reuses model and shader data from the Sacred Promissory variant of the Jiralhanae's Jovokada Workshop spike grenade (claymore_grenade in Halo 3 game files), as well as the Sandtrap map description stating that the location was at one point occupied by Jiralhanae, it could be reasonably inferred to be a spike explosive of Jiralhanae origin that is also manufactured by the Covenant's Sacred Promissory.
  2. ^ While never officially named, the explosive is named as jumpmine in Halo 3 game files. Should an official name be provided, this article should be updated accordingly.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo 3, multiplayer map Sandtrap
  2. ^ Bungie.net, Sense of Scale - Postmortem (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [archive]

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