Droid Mine


Designed as a nasty surprise for opposing troops in the interminable wars of Mithros-B, the droid mine has become a standard weapon of terror throughout the sector, and beyond. In form, the droid mine appears to be nothing more than a standard droid of any type. However, it's internal mechanisms have been changed to be little more than six thermal detonators rigged in tandem. Many of the higher mental functions of the droid are disabled to allow this change to be made, unless the original form of the droid was capacious enough to include the detonators without modification. The droids are always fitted with range finding codes that allow them to determine the precise distance they must close to in order for their payload to be most effective.

They have been known to operate in pairs, with one droid taking out the security guards, and the second taking the main target. In either case, they are usually not noticed the first time the tactic is attempted, and even where this tactic is known, it is remarkably hard to restrict all droid traffic away from all targets of significance. It is equally difficult to detect the thermal detonators once inside the droid without a full scan, and a partial disassembly, something that security forces simply cannot afford to do with every droid all the time.
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