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The earliest pressure operated land mines comprised of cast iron spheres containing gunpowder being buried under the ground, with fuses leading out of them ignited by a mechanism triggered by enemy movement.
Requires Gunpowder
Hp 10
Attack 30
Range 0
Construction Bonus -80%
Stealth unit, Inconvertible, Interrupts movement, Trap like, no counter attack
Explosion power range 1
Builders Worker, Elite Worker

There is no proof of mines being used before late 16th century and even then they worked quite short time, because of flintlock mechanism failures and black powder getting damp easily.

Endru1241 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:21 pm There is no proof of mines being used before late 16th century and even then they worked quite short time, because of flintlock mechanism failures and black powder getting damp easily.

Hmmmmmmm,and if it’s a bear trap, of course, the name and status must be changed