Mine Sweeper Array

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[edit] Overview

Ship Command - Mines
Ship Command - Mines

The Mine Sweeper Array ship device is controlled on the Ship Command - Mines tab. When turned on and the ship is in an enemy's minefield, it will attempt to sweep it. This will only affect one minefield per turn.

  • When sweeping a minefield, the ship will either target the one with the lowest object ID that it is inside or you can set a Kill Target to specify the minefield you want to sweep. You must still be within the radius of the minefield.
  • Turning on the Mine Sweeper Array increases the ship's Sensor Profile by 50 points and reduces the ship's sensor power by half.
  • Cloaked Barbitic Minefields are harder to sweep, with an alleged chance of 25%.
  • Cloaked Laser, Gravitonic, and Web Minefields are not more difficult to sweep than uncloaked minefields

The Mine Sweeper Array also has a second mode of operation that allows the ship to recover one minefield belonging to your race, converting it into ordnance units and stores the ordnance on your ship.

[edit] Moment / Duration

  • Minefield sweeping occurs after movement.
  • Laying and sweeping of minefields works "at the same time". The order in which the actions are executed depend on a score calculated from experience, skill and happiness of the ships as well as the number of High Guards in the ship. 
 Score = (ship happiness / 2) + (ship skill) + (ship experience) + (high guard * 10)
  • The higher the score, the later the order will be processed. Thus if the ship has a higher score, it may sweep a minefield that has been laid the same turn by a ship with lower score.

[edit] Limitations

  • You have to be inside the minefield you want to sweep at the end of the movement.
  • The device will sweep cloaked Barbitic Minefields 25% of the time (Host 4.000.193)
  • Mine Sweeper Array cannot function with hull damage over 80% or control systems damage over 50%. (Host 213)

[edit] Special

  • Birdmen mine sweeper array make no sensor noise.

[edit] Ships with this Device

The Aczanny Pyramids Phaeton Class Destroyer
The Birdman Republic Bright Heart Class Destroyer
Darkwing G
The Centaurs Shah Class Cruiser
The Colonies of Man Virgo Class
The Commonwealth of Mivorari Mivorari Recoil Frigate
Mivorari Comet Blockade Runner
Mivorari Quasar Battleship
The Cyborg Collective B222 Class Destroyer
Biocide Class Carrier
Annihilation Class Battleship
The Crystal Assembly Ruby Class Cruiser
Jade Class Support Ship
Sky Garnet Class Destroyer
Emerald Class Battlecruiser
Onyx Class Fast Frigate
Diamond Flame Class Battleship
Crystal Thunder Carrier
Crystal Light Ship
The Evil Empire H Ross Destroyer
The Holy Draconian Empire Cerberus Class Frigate
Dreysen Class Cruiser
Scimitar Class Destroyer
Mizar Class Cruiser
Oberth Class Assaultship
Pegasi Class Cruiser
Westfalen Class Dreadnought
Titus Class Dreadnought
The Interstellar Master Traders Gotham Class Frigate
The Lizard Kingdom Lizard Class Cruiser
Loki Class Destroyer
The People's Army Drusus Improved Submarine
Claymore Advanced Submarine
The Rebels Guardian Class Destroyer
The Reunited Coalition of Systems A Interstellar Class Frigate
X 240 Comb Class Escort
Maelstorm Class Light Cruiser
Lotus Class Pursuit Ship
Aurora Class Flagship

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