M18 Claymore

The M18A1 Claymore is an anti-personnel mine that was developed for the US Military by Norman A. MacLeod in 1956. Its design stems from World War II, when two scientists, a German and a Hungarian, discovered the effect that an explosion can be directed by a heavy steel plate in which they would name it the Misznay-Schardin effect after themselves.

Since the Vietnam war, many nations have either made or copied their own version of the Claymore, with 17 nations using the mine or one based from it. The mine has been featured in Battlefield Vietnam and Battlefield 2; with an advanced variant, called simply the APM, featured in Battlefield 2142.

Battlefield Vietnam
In Battlefield Vietnam, the Claymore is issued to the US Army and USMC Engineer Kit. It can be incredibly useful to defend a flag from capture if placed in a good spot, or to defend a choke point that enemies will travel through.

Battlefield 2
In Battlefield 2, the Claymore is issued to the Sniper Kit for the USMC, MEC and the PLA. It is useful as a safeguard for when the player is sitting in a good spot for sniping as it can protect the player from enemies trying to sneak up on them from behind to take them out.



Battlefield Play4Free
In Battlefield Play4Free the Claymore is a gadget available for the Recon kit. It is very effective in defending flanking routes against infantry and can be obtained via training customization, aquiring the Claymore option. A single player can have a maximum of 5 Claymores.

Claymores can also be countered by obtaining the Avoid Trip-Wire training, which delays their detonation by a couple of seconds.

Battlefield 3
The M18 Claymore is confirmed to be in Battlefield 3. You can avoid setting off an enemy claymore by going prone or crouching before moving in front of it. They can also be disabled by the Engineer class.

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