Land mine

Land Mines are explosive devices used as weapons in the Fallout Series.

Gameplay
When armed, the mine is placed on the ground, where it will lie dormant until an enemy strays too close, upon which its proximity fuse will trip, detonating the mine shortly thereafter.

In Fallout and Fallout 2, mines cannot be directly used by the player character. However, some locations such as the Glow and Sierra Army Depot have working anti-personnel mines that will detonate if one steps on them. They can be disarmed using the Traps skill, but cannot be picked up or moved.

The player character's skill in Explosives will reduce the length of time before detonation for player character's mines, and increase the time on enemy mines before detonating in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. In Fallout Tactics, the chance of spotting a mine before detonation increases with one's Traps rank, as does one's ability to successfully disarm them.