Mines (Torpedo)

Mines are the third type of torpedo weapon available on the Artemis class starship. They are fired directly behind the ship, and are immobile. Like nuclear torpedoes, they have an area of effect, making them dangerous to groups of enemy ships. They will detonate once a ship is nearby, so careful placement is necessary to make the mines useful, and to get the best results. However, it should be noted that even the ship that launched the mines can be caught in the blast, so it is often best not to lay mines while engaged in heavy dog-fighting, since this increases the chance of the mine detonating before the launching ship can clear the blast area.

The damage that mines do is also dependant on the distance a target ship is from the center of the explosion. So ship nearest the explosion will suffer the most damage, while ships on the fringes will take less damage.  

Like all torpedo types, mines can be produced by starbases, at a rate of one mine every 4 minutes, and each base can hold up to 30 mines. The Artemis class starship itself can only hold 6, so it is often possible to completely refill the ship's hold with mines at every docking.

A pair of mines destroying two Kralien Cruisers

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