HECU Laser Tripmine

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Laser Tripmine
Production information
Affiliation	Hazardous Environment Combat Unit Black Mesa Black Ops
Type	Tripmine
Technical specifications
Damage	150
Magazine size	1
Maximum ammunition	5
Operation	Adheres to surface; deploys tripwire beam after a few seconds.
Range	Close
Usage
Used by	Gordon Freeman Adrian Shephard HECU Black Ops
Counterpart(s)	Other explosives Combine Laser Tripmine S.L.A.M
Game information
Entity / spawn codes	weapon_tripmine monster_tripmine
Designer(s)	Stephen Bahl (HD GoldSrc version)

 

The HECU Laser Tripmine is a high-tech tripmine, emitting a laser that, when tripped, causes the mine to explode.

Overview

A deployed Tripmine.

• Tripmines can first be found at the end of the Half-Life chapter Blast Pit. They can also be found with a small supply cache along with Satchel Charges and the .357 Magnum in Residue Processing.

• These mines are attached to walls and project a laser beam as a tripwire. They can be thought of as "Laser-Activated Claymore Mines". If the laser beam is interrupted, the mine detonates in an explosion as powerful as a satchel charge.

• To place a mine, the player must get close to a surface and aim the crosshair where the mine will be placed. When the mine is placed on the wall, it will give off a rising whining sound, signifying the laser warming up. The mine will project a laser in three seconds. Then if an enemy runs past this point they will trigger the laser causing it to explode. Tripmines can also be detonated by shooting them. Laser tripmines have no secondary attack mode.

• Tripmines are used as a puzzle device in the chaper Surface Tension, where Gordon has to go through an old ordinance storage facility filled with mines. Triggering any of the mines results in a huge chain of explosions.

Tactics

• The Laser Tripmine can be used to trick any enemies that will chase the player.
• The player can place any explosives and run away to clear the tripmines. It is recommended to do this with a Satchel Charge.
• The player can also use any weapons to clear out tripmines, except for the Crowbar or any melee weapons as this will cause them to explode and kill the player. It is recommended to shoot them from safe distance.
• The player can also choose to avoid the tripmines by crawling or jumping over them.
• It is also possible to jump on the mine itself. Jumping on a mine will not set it off.

Trivia

• The viewmodel features unused arming sequence.
• This weapon appears in Counter Strike Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes. However, it cannot be used by the player.
• Placing the tripmine on moving debris will cause the tripmine to fail to be planted and dropped right after the fail-planting process. The dropped tripmine can then be picked up again by the player.

Gallery

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  HUD icon.

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  Day One viewmodel.

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  Worldmodel.

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  HD version, with "Face toward enemy" written on top, and M23B / Property of U.S.M.C. at the front.

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  Half-Life viewmodel.

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  HD version, also used for Decay (console only).

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  Opposing Force viewmodel.

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  HD version.

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  Blue Shift viewmodel.

• 

  HD version.

• 

  A deployed HD Tripmine.

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  Deployed HD Tripmine near an HECU graffiti in the Black Mesa Transit System.

List of appearances

• Half-Life (First appearance)
• Half-Life: Opposing Force
• Half-Life: Blue Shift

References