Changes: M18 Claymore anti-personnel mine

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The Claymore is an anti-personnel mine used by the KPA. It explodes when an enemy comes within range, and they are typically triggered by infrared or motion sensors. Although used by the KPA, the mine itself appears to be an American M18A1 Claymore Mine.

The Claymore is available in multiplayer for both games, but is only usable in single-player in Crysis: Warhead.

Tactics

When using the Claymore, players should remember that Claymores are thrown to the ground, not placed, ala the Claymores in Call of Duty 4, meaning that players need to be aware of where they are pointing the cursor when planting a Claymore.

In single player, the Claymore is best used to take out enemies without revealing the player themselves. Luring enemies toward a concealed Claymore is an effective tactic for thinning out the enemy without revealing the player.

Claymores are also effective for protecting a player's flanks, if they intend to stay in one place for a long period of time. Claymores can be placed along paths that the enemy will likely use to flank the player.

In multiplayer, Claymores are useful for solidifying an area that a team has control over. Placing several Claymores near key points helps the team to defend their position by creating obstacts for the enemy.

Weapons of Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Crysis Wars
Sidearms	AY-69 · Fists · Pistol
Assault Weapons	FY71 · Gauss Rifle · FGL-40 Automatic Grenade Launcher · Minigun · Molecular Accelerator · Molecular Arrestor · PAX · DSG-1 · SCAR · XM2014 · MPX8 Submachine Gun
Explosives (non-grenades)	Anti-Tank Mine · C4 · Claymore · LAW · TAC Gun
Grenades	M84 Flashbang · M26A1 Fragmentation Grenade · EMP Grenade · AN-M8 HC Smoke Grenade
Non-equippable	Alien Beam · Autocannon · Gravity Bomb Launcher · Gauss Cannon · Shi Ten · Singularity Cannon · Smart Missiles · TAC Cannon · Tank Cannon
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 ==Tactics==
-When using the Claymore, remember that Claymores are thrown to the ground, not placed, ala the [[w:c:callofduty:Claymore|Claymores in Call of Duty 4]]. That means, when planting Claymores just past corners, you should probably press the fire key a little bit before the corner so that the mine lands next to the edge of the corner, not past or before it.
+When using the Claymore, players should remember that Claymores are thrown to the ground, not placed, ala the [[w:c:callofduty:Claymore|Claymores in Call of Duty 4]], meaning that players need to be aware of where they are pointing the cursor when planting a Claymore.
-In single player, the Claymore is best used to take out enemies while you're [[Cloak]]ed. Alert some enemies, place a Claymore just past a corner, then Cloak and hide. Eventually one or two of them will wander over to it and get blown up by it. This is much safer than decloaking, shooting a gun, then recloaking.
+In single player, the Claymore is best used to take out enemies without revealing the player themselves.&nbsp;Luring enemies toward a concealed Claymore is an effective tactic for thinning out the enemy without revealing the player.
-It can also be used as an anti-flanking weapon if you intend to stay at one spot for a long period of time. Simply place the Claymores near areas that enemies are very likely to pass in order to get to you.
+Claymores are also effective for protecting a player's flanks, if they intend to stay in one place for a long period of time. Claymores can be placed along paths that the enemy will likely use to flank the player.
-In multiplayer, the Claymore is useful for solidifying an area that your team has control over. Place a few Claymores near key points, and it should give your team enough time to strengthen their position. Try to be posted near a mine just in case a few more people might want to come in soon after the Claymore detonates.
+In multiplayer, Claymores are useful for solidifying an area that a team has control over. Placing several Claymores near key points helps the team to defend their position by creating obstacts for the enemy.
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