Help pls. How do I use this?

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Hi all, can anyone help please.
I pick up some ammo (I think) that has a circular icon with a squiggly line on it, a bit like a piece of string. The woman is leading me out of Nova Prospekt (via the video system and comm link) and I think she told me to place some of them 'cos I'm about to be attacked. I think this 'ammo' is like a claymore (? I think) or proximity mine that you attach to all wall and it kills the enemy when they come along.
If I'm right, how do I use this weapon???? I have no idea what the icon is telling me, I've been assuming it's more bug-bait.
Thanks, apologise in advance for being dim.
 
Oh, the ammo that you are talking about is the secondary fire for the combine pulse rifle (just underneath the normal machine gun (ie: press 3 on your keyboard twice). Equip that weapon and press right mouse button and you'll see a white ball shoot out that kills enemies on touch.

However, its just ammo, it does not advance plot. Give us a screenshot.
 
Thanks buddy, that makes sense. Pity they don't have proximity mines, I think I could do with some right about now lol!
Cheers for the prompt reply.
Rich
 
Roland's right, that's secondary ammo for the pulse rifle.

What Alyx is telling you to set up are Combine turrets. You should find them in some cabinets nearby. Set them up, sit back and watch the swiss cheese. Or more likely, spend ages dying while trying to stop them getting knocked over.
 
using the boxes lying around, use the grav gun to make a tower and climb up to the balconys above...set up your turrets there and laugh at the combine fools :)
 
things like this make me mad that theirs no Manual not everybody knows the HL series
Valve should have included one
 
Yep, first time I played it through I didn't even know the pulse rifle had a secondary fire until a combine elite fired that energy ball at me and then it took me even longer to figure out what the ammunition for that secondary fire is.
 
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