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A '''mine''' is an explosive device used to make a particular area impassable to enemy troops or vehicles. It consists of housing containing an explosive charge | A '''mine''' is an explosive device used to make a particular area impassable to enemy troops or vehicles. It consists of housing containing an explosive charge which is itself connected to a trigger mechanism. Various trigger mechanisms can be used, from fairly simple pressure-based systems to sophisticated [[sensor]]s. Historically, mines have been deployed on land against troops and armoured vehicles and at sea against surface and subsurface vessels. | ||
== Mines in Science Fiction == | == Mines in Science Fiction == | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 14 October 2008
A mine is an explosive device used to make a particular area impassable to enemy troops or vehicles. It consists of housing containing an explosive charge which is itself connected to a trigger mechanism. Various trigger mechanisms can be used, from fairly simple pressure-based systems to sophisticated sensors. Historically, mines have been deployed on land against troops and armoured vehicles and at sea against surface and subsurface vessels.
Mines in Science Fiction
Mines have made repeated appearances in science fiction, despite their relative uselessness in a large 3D space; a spaceborne minefield can easily be circumnavigated.
One notable use in the Star Trek universe is the minefield used to deny the Dominion access to the Bajoran Wormhole.
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