Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Hot Feet

Hot Feet is one of the Minutemen's support powers.

Overview
"Dammit, these were new boots!"

-Anonymous Aquilan police officer outside Oklahoma City.

Caltrops have been around since the (Roman) Empire, and have changed little since. Nails, spikes, or small blades welded or fastened together with one point always pointing upwards can be an annoyance or worse to men, horses, or vehicles with tires. They are also difficult to notice (until you step on one); they can be easily hidden in grass, snow, underbrush, or mud, painted sand-color, or simply strewn about with other street litter in cities.

While modern militaries consider caltrops either too hazardous or too ineffective to use, the Minutemen have no such qualms. A good spike can puncture even a Marines's armored boot, possibly laming them. Unfortunately for the Minutemen, modern vehicles use steel-banded tires on all of their wheeled vehicles, rendering them more or less immune to puncturing without power tools.