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- "Underslung rifle attachment; fires proximity detonated anti-personnel mines composed of a thermite charge."
- ―Armat Prox-Mine Launcher description (from Aliens: Colonial Marines)
The Armat Battlefield Systems Prox-Mine is a type of anti-personnel proximity mine predominantly employed by the United States Colonial Marine Corps.[1]
Overview[]
The Prox-Mine is primarily designed to be fired from the U1 Grenade Launcher or other U-type grenade launchers. The cartridge consists into a small thermite charge attached to a surface-adherent projectile that can be attached on nearly all surfaces (although it explode on impact when hitting soft targets) and will detonate when proximity sensors detect a target.[1]
Trivia[]
- The Prox-Mine Launcher is unlocked at Marine Level 12.
- Unlike every other Armat-manufactured underbarrel attachment in Aliens: Colonial Marines, the Prox-Mine Launcher does not have a "U-" designation as part of its name (e.g. U4 Firebomb Launcher). It is not clear if this is intentional or an oversight on the part of the developers.
- The Prox-Mine Launcher in Aliens: Colonial Marines is visually identical to the U1 Grenade Launcher unit fitted to Pulse Rifles as standard. Given that the Colonial Marines Technical Manual states the U1 is capable of using a variety of ammunition types, it seems possible the name "Prox-Mine Launcher" is simply a gameplay designation, and that the weapon is in fact a U1 loaded with a different ammo type. The fact the Prox-Mine Launcher is named after ammunition it fires rather than having a specific designation (unlike the U1) further supports this theory.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aliens: Colonial Marines, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 version, Gearbox Software, 2013.
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