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[[Image:CatachanBoobyTraps.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Examples of Catachans' [[Catachan]]-made booby traps:<br>1. Spike Pit/Devil's Maw<br>2. Lashing Branch<br>3. Toe-popper<br>4. Spring Mine<br>5. Shredder Mine]] '''Booby traps''' are improvised antipersonnel or anti-tank devices, concealed within an area likely to be passed through by the enemy. Although taking many different forms, all are designed to slow or demoralize enemies by inflicting casualties and destroying armoured vehicles.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''[[Plasma Charge''' ]] - designed to punch through enemies with heavy armour or vehicles rather than affecting a large area, such as [[Tyranid]]s and [[Terminator]]s. The super-heated plasma blasts out at whatever triggered it and inflicts horrific battle damage. Common patterns include all standard plasma weapon photonic hydrogen fuel flasks, ''[[Necromundan ]] "Cyclops" antiAnti-armour blast spheres'' Armour Blast Spheres and ''[[Golgotha pattern ]]-Pattern 90KW energy mines''Energy Mines.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''[[Shredder Mines''' ]] - explosive [[frag ]] charges mounted on an upright plate launches shrapnel in random directions over a large area, creating a small killing zone. It is ideal for covering narrow paths and streams. Common patterns include ''Triplex Phall type Type XII "Repudiator" autoAuto-mine''Mine, ''[[Armageddon ]] "Hammerhead" area denial weapon'' Area Denial Weapon or the ''[[Necromunda ]] pattern "Widowmaker" antiAnti-personnel savager''Personnel Savager.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''[[Spring Mines''' ]] - the device springs into the air before detonating, spewing their contents over a small area. Can be combated by having a soldier '"on point' " who will trigger it while the rest of the squad will be far enough back to be relatively safe. Common patterns include the ''[[Necromunda ]] pattern "Jumping Snap" antiAnti-personnel leaper''Personnel Leaper, the ''Gerian type Type XIV vertical blast device'' Vertical Blast Device and the ''[[Martian ]] Type CXI Fragmentation mine''Mine.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''Traps''' - a small pit at about knee depth with spikes in the bottom, covered over so that when an enemy steps on it they will be impaled on the spikes. Often native lifeforms are placed in the bottom of the pit to deal further damage. Also known as ''Spike Pits'' and ''Devil's Maws''.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''Lashing Branch''' - a springy branch at head, waist or knee height with sharpened branches tied off with string so the branch is under tension. When an enemy trips the line the tree will fling over and impale then.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''Buried Bullets''' - a [[bolter|bolt]] or [[shotgun]] round buried resting on a sharp object (often a nail or pointed rock) just below the surface of the ground. When an enemy steps on it the bullet is pressed onto the striker, thereby detonating the round beneath their feet. Also known as ''Toe-poppers''.^{{Fn|1}}

*'''Punji Pits/Traps''' - a [[Kroot]] and [[Feral Ork]] trap very similar to Imperial traps, consisting of a pit with stakes at the bottom.^{{Fn|2}}

*'''Bang Traps''' - a [[Feral Ork]] trap constructed of several [[stikkbombz]] strapped together and attached to a tripwire. Often anything nearby is utterly destroyed in a huge explosion of shrapnel.^3-p11{{Cite This}}

*'''Fire Bomb''' a [[Feral Ork]] bomb which, when it explodes, showers an area in highly combustible liquids which explode over a small area.³{{Cite This}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)]] - ''– "The Hostile Battlefield-A Beginners Guide to the Art of Laying Traps, Mines and Other Unpleasant Surprises," pg.'' p2121*^{{Endn|2}}:[[Chapter Approved 2003]] - ''''', Kroot Mercenaries'''''