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Land mines. Hundreds of thousands of them buried and forgotten around the world. One of the most dangerous and easy to deploy weapons of war, they can effectively deny an area from use for any purpose until they're cleared. They were considered so dangerous in World War II that the armies used special tanks equipped with massive rollers and chain whips to detonate them away from the tank's hull and clear a path through the field. Almost nobody in television ever notices a minefield until, in the middle of a dramatic silence, somebody steps on one. Examples of Land Mine Goes Click include:

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  • Land mines. Hundreds of thousands of them buried and forgotten around the world. One of the most dangerous and easy to deploy weapons of war, they can effectively deny an area from use for any purpose until they're cleared. They were considered so dangerous in World War II that the armies used special tanks equipped with massive rollers and chain whips to detonate them away from the tank's hull and clear a path through the field. Almost nobody in television ever notices a minefield until, in the middle of a dramatic silence, somebody steps on one. Examples of Land Mine Goes Click include:
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  • Land mines. Hundreds of thousands of them buried and forgotten around the world. One of the most dangerous and easy to deploy weapons of war, they can effectively deny an area from use for any purpose until they're cleared. They were considered so dangerous in World War II that the armies used special tanks equipped with massive rollers and chain whips to detonate them away from the tank's hull and clear a path through the field. Almost nobody in television ever notices a minefield until, in the middle of a dramatic silence, somebody steps on one. At this point, one of two things happens. If the poor fellow is a Red Shirt, a mook, or otherwise expendable, the mine will detonate immediately and kill the guy. This is often followed by the survivors getting down on their hands and knees and carefully making their way out, probing the ground ahead with sticks and knives (especially in war stories). If it's a main character, however, or someone who is otherwise important to the plot, all that will happen is a little "click", and we will have a tense moment while the heroes try to figure out how to get the poor guy off of it without killing him. This usually involves finding a nice big rock to hold the button down while everybody runs for cover. Many video games feature land mines with serious design problems, so it's quick and easy for a single main character to avoid or disarm them, unlike in real life. Such land mines might even feature flashing lights and beep a few seconds before they go off, which rather defeats the purpose of a land mine. If the mine is a Bouncing Betty, the most effective thing to do is dive and duck immediately to receive minimum damage from the shrapnel, as it mainly spreads horizontally. In reality, Bouncing Betties and most other personnel mines will go off whether or not you release the button. Also applies to all manner of similar explosive boobytraps involving pressure plates, trip wires and other triggering mechanisms. A recent variation is a 'claymore' or directional mine. American versions have 'FRONT - TOWARD ENEMY' printed on them. Rather than just blow up and hope someone's over it, these consist of a mounting plate, the explosive charge, and the soon-to-be shrapnel. The charge is set up so that the kaboom fans out in an arc in front of the mine, rather than a general kaboom. It is important that the right side is facing the enemy, thus the large label. Note that certain kind of land mines are now prohibited by an international treaty signed by many countries, not including the USA. Subtrope of Kinetic Clicking, related to Dramatic Gun Cock. Examples of Land Mine Goes Click include:
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