Landmine

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A Landmine is an explosive that appears in Halo: Reach and Halo 4. While Landmines may be placed in Forge Mode, they also appear in matchmaking when the Race gametype is voted for. They also appear in in Breakpoint.^[1] It functions similar to that of the trip mine; a usable piece of equipment in Halo 3. While the flashing red light atop the mine is quite visible, it can still catch unwary drivers off guard. Many "Forgers" often turn Landmines upside down and through the ground using the "Phased" setting, making an almost invisible and effective trap. Unless custom settings are used, all vehicles will be destroyed if they are within the blast radius of the mine, in other words they are an instant kill to any vehicle with the exception of the Scorpion, which requires at least two.

Trivia

Landmines can be activated by proximity. If you drive or walk close enough to one, they will explode after a short delay. This can be used to stop any player following close behind you.
Landmines can be placed in midair via the "Fixed" feature. This can be useful in making a base resistant to aerial attacks.
The Landmine is the most sensitive explosive in Halo: Reach. Even a slow-rolling Frag Grenade will detonate it.
In the Race gametype, Landmines will often have barely visible waypoints above them alerting you of their presence.
You cannot stack Landmines - contact with any other object causes instant detonation.
There were rumors that crouch-walking over the landmines prevents it from exploding; however this is not true. This is unlike Halo 3's Trip Mine which could easily be avoided by crouch-walking.
The landmine will not appear to the viewer if they are a minor distance away. As the player backs away from one it will fade from visibility to create a buried effect.
If you hold the landmine while in monitor mode, the landmine will not react to touch or fire. This can be used as a prank, Player A holds the landmine while Player B plays with it. Player B can jump on it, if Player A were to let go, the landmine would go off and kill Player B.
Holding a vehicle over one in monitor mode will cause it to explode, usually not destroying it, but blowing the turret off of said vehicle. Warthogs look similar to their civilian version, scorpion turrets will be completely blown off, Wraith mortar cannons will fall off and the same will happen to the Revenant. You cannot shoot or enter the gunner seats of the vehicles once you have done this however, making the only way to actually kill someone is via splatter. Note that this can also happen in matchmaking to Wraiths if they survive a hit from a Scorpion.
A particularly nasty trick is to place Landmines stuck to a wall with the Fixed option in a choke point and shoot it as someone passes by. The explosion in such a small area is a confirmed kill and if it is placed around a corner the person may not even see it.
If a Landmine is placed in the air using the Fixed option upside down, you are able to stand on it.
If you set weapons and melee damage to 0%, you can stand on and push landmines around (not in forge).
Landmines can be detonated by the mere impact of any grenade type. This can also be used as a 'Wizard's exit', by standing in front, then tossing a grenade at it. This is very useful in making Machinimas, or as a nasty trap.
They can destroy the cannon on the Scorpion if you change up the settings in Forge.