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Networked Landmines Work Together

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the red-rover-red-rover dept.

crazedpilot writes "New landmines will soon communicate via a radio network, and move from place to place in order to be most effective." Termed the "self-healing minefield", the individual mines are capable of detecting an enemy breach and then moving to seal the gap.

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  1. Um... Metal Storm!? by Lord+Raze · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Why the fsck would you not use a Metal Storm Area Denial pod instead? The only reason to use landmines is that you want to maim children 75 years from now.

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