June 4th, 2002, 10:47 AM
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Re: Varied questions: mines, sats, experience
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Originally posted by Taera:
So the question finaly formed in my brain:
What is the practical use of mines in large-scale games against human players?
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Don't just count the combat losses you inflict with a weapon. By having mines over some planets and warp points you force your enemy to have sufficient minesweepers in every of his fleets costing him resources while your mines are free. The same holds true for carriers/fighters and missiles. It forces your enemy to have PDC on his ships (or build some Aegis ships). This reduces the combat value of his ships against other ships and is expensive. Remember, large empires win or lose a war by their economy.
[ June 04, 2002, 12:03: Message edited by: [K126]Mephisto ]
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