HouDNAi

The HouDNAi was the term given to a new design by Anthony Norad CP/Anthony Norad who programmed the Houdini's to only respond to the DNA signatures of a selected species, making the weapon more precise and difficult to hijack. The original houdini was the nickname the Starfleet forces on AR-558 gave to the mines used by the Dominion during the Dominion War. The "Houdinis" were designed to hide in subspace and reappear before detonating near a target.
In 2375, Ezri Dax and Kellin worked together to find a way to disarm the "Houdinis". However, Benjamin Sisko later had the pair relocate them in the path of oncoming Jem'Hadar soldiers and detonated, killing many of the soldiers. The mines had killed several Starfleet personnel prior to the arrival of the crew of the USS Defiant.
Anthony explains his invention:
"Got several different types of warheads, from the boring old explosive to effectively disintegrate the target, as well as blasts, fragmentation, and kinetic," Anthony said, "Whatever suits your pleasure at the time. Effective rang, ooh about 15 meters for injuries and burns, closer is more deadly, obviously," he said and then powered the thingdown to open it up and show Deke the guts, "Then we have a choice of Ion propulsion, which have set backs in that that -could- and I stress could but unlikely be discovered easier; as well as RCT...reaction control thruster, makes them more manoeuvrable" (Post 12445).
Anthony also elaborates on the HouDNAi's possible flaws:
"Same basics essentially as a Romulan cloak. Now the houdini's you can't see them and they're not cloaked, they're just in subspace until activated. Yet the general dynamics of the ion propulsion can leave very faint ion trails if the houdini lingers in one area too long..ahhh..subspace seepage if you will. But when I say long time I mean like 4-5 months, which doesn't always happen. If they're effective, which they are, they'll blow way before that time" (Post 12445).
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