Changes: Houdini

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"Houdinis" were a type of subspace anti-personnel mines used by the Dominion during the Dominion War.

The nickname "Houdini" was given to the devices by Starfleet troops on AR-558 because they hide in subspace and appear at random. The mines were a effective psychological weapon, because there was no way to predict when or where they appear.

In 2375, Kellin and Ezri Dax found a way to modify a tricorder to detect the Houdinis on AR-558. Captain Benjamin Sisko ordered the mines moved to a nearby ravine and reprogrammed to respond to movement. The mines eliminated a significant portion of an approaching Jem'Hadar column. (DS9: "The Siege of AR-558")

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 [[Image:Houdini mine.jpg|right|thumb|A Houdini]]'''"Houdinis"''' were a type of [[subspace mine|subspace]] [[anti-personnel mine|anti-personnel]] [[mine]]s used by the [[Dominion]] during the [[Dominion War]].
-The nickname "Houdini" was given to the devices by [[Starfleet]] troops on [[AR-558]] because they hide in [[subspace]] and appear at random. The mines were an effective psychological weapon, because there was no way to predict when or where they appear. However, they were rather poor at actually making territory impassable. The casualties caused were random, with a loss of only 0.7 men per day.
+The nickname "Houdini" was given to the devices by [[Starfleet]] troops on [[AR-558]] because they hide in [[subspace]] and appear at random. The mines were a effective psychological weapon, because there was no way to predict when or where they appear.
 In [[2375]], [[Kellin (Crewman)|Kellin]] and [[Ezri Dax]] found a way to modify a [[tricorder]] to detect the Houdinis on AR-558. [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] ordered the mines moved to a nearby ravine and reprogrammed to respond to movement. The mines eliminated a significant portion of an approaching [[Jem'Hadar]] [[column]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Siege of AR-558]]")