I'm a bit leery over the first set up because its easy to lose both mines on one person. If there's a medic nearby then they can still be picked up and you've just wasted a mine on a single kill that accomplished nothing. I perfer to spread mines out a bit so that if they avoid the first they might hit the second and if they hit the second the medic running to pick them up hits the first. To throw people off I suggest putting the first mine somewhere obvious so they slow down and get cocky so BAM they eat the second one completely by surprise.

The second position is a classic that you'll see first timers use as well. However people who have the cooridor secured will sometimes advance crouched to avoid any APMs. With experienced hands expecting these APMs their position is irrelevant if no one is there to lay down fire to keep them pressured.

The third position will also take down inbound enemies as well as outbound because they will trip the APM laterally if they pass it at a run. I like pointing my mines this way because they can catch multiple targets since they will damage people following the target as well.

The fourth position can easily be circumvented by people not moving after dropping down and then crouching past the mine. It will only catch someone if they drop down and then immediately start moving around without crouching. Also being in the open and close to the opening means other Recons can neutralize the APM with a Zeller shot or RDX.


Another thing to consider is if you see enemy recons dropping down APMs to secure a line of scrimage you could sneak yourself over and add your own mines (pointing in the same direction) to fool people who get complacent over FF sensitive APMs. After a while those enemy recon APMs will cause just as much of a problem as your APMs because the other team will start crouching by friendly APMs as well because of the confusion you've sown. I love doing that when escaping a titan when its blowing. The enemy see an APM pointed in the direction your team would've approached and think its friendly only to find themselves dead when you run past it. ^_^