Anti-Matter Mines

The antimatter mine is a simple, no-frills explosive weapon designed to be used in large numbers in order to restrict or deny an area of space to enemy forces. The simplest form of this mine is the command model; this consists of a matter and antimatter charge held suspended in magnetic containment fields within a small case which also holds a communications mechanism.

Typically, stasis fields within the mine keep a number of protons and anti-protons separate. Before launching, the stasis fields are timed to degrade at a predetermined distance. When the fields degrade completely the resultant explosion covers a large area. Unfortunately, this weapon has a high rate of misfiring.